The Harlow Report-GIS
2023 Edition
ISSN 0742-468X
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first published week of: 02/27/2023
EPA Reaffirms Mercury Emission Rules for Power Plants
by Clarion Energy Content Directors
The action reversed action that the Trump administration took in 2020, which the Biden administration says undermined the legal basis for the mercury regulations.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule reaffirming the basis for the 2012 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) for power plants.
The action reversed action that the Trump administration took in May 2020, which the Biden administration says undermined the legal basis for the mercury regulations.
EPA said its final rule leaves the current emissions standards unchanged and continues public health protections provided by the requirements.
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