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https://www.npr.org/2023/04/05/1168216664/epa-mercury-emissions-coal-power-plants>
'WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency is tightening rules that
limit emissions of mercury and other harmful pollutants from coal-fired power
plants, updating standards imposed more than a decade ago.
The rules proposed Wednesday would lower emissions of mercury and other toxic
pollutants that can harm brain development of young children and contribute to
heart attacks and other health problems in adults.
The move follows a legal finding by EPA in February that regulating toxic
emissions under the Clean Air Act is "appropriate and necessary" to protect the
public health. The Feb. 17 finding reversed a move late in President Donald
Trump's administration to roll back emissions standards.
The proposed rule will support and strengthen EPA's Mercury and Air Toxics
Standards, which have delivered a 90% reduction in mercury emissions from power
plants since they were adopted in 2012 under President Barack Obama, EPA
Administrator Michael Regan said.
"By leveraging proven, emissions-reduction measures available at reasonable
costs and encouraging new, advanced control technologies, we can reduce
hazardous pollution from coal-fired power plants — protecting our planet and
improving public health for all," Regan said in a statement.'
Via
Future Crunch:
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*** Xanni ***
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