U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. Proposes Tighter Mercury, Air Toxics Standards for Power Plants

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Wednesday it is proposing tighter standards for mercury and other toxic emissions from coal plants for the first time in a decade, putting pressure on the country’s dirtiest power plants to clean up. The proposal would lower the emissions limit for filterable particulate matter, which includes mercury and […]