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Biden-Harris Administration Finalizes Suite of Standards to Reduce Pollution from Fossil Fuel-Fired Power Plants

April 28, 2024 admin Air pollution, american lung association, bluegreen alliance, clean air act, Clean Water Act, Coal, coal ash, coal pollution, Fossil Fuels, Joe Biden, mercury, mercury pollution, michael regan, policy & politics, pollution, us environmental protection agency (epa)

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2024 21:00:22 +0000

Four final rules deliver on the Biden-Harris Administration’s day-one commitment to lead on climate action and to protect all communities from pollution WASHINGTON — Today, April 25, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a suite of final rules to reduce pollution from fossil fuel-fired power plants in order to protect … [continued]

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How Did MATS Affect U.S. Coal Generation?

October 7, 2018 admin aci, analysis, Business, Coal, coal generation, coal retirements, costs, EIA, Environmental, EPA, Gas, Markets, MATS, mercury, mercury pollution, ncc, news, Renewables, toxic release inventory

Industry aggressively fought the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) when the Obama administration proposed it in 2011 and finalized it in February 2012, warning it would precipitate the closure of a swathe of coal capacity nationwide. Six years later, the rule appears to have had a sizable impact on the power sector, but not […]

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