Federal Appeals Court: EPA Can Force Power Plants to Cut Mercury Emissions

InsideClimate News 2014-04-16

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(Washington Post)

A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld regulations adopted by the Environmental Protection Agency to cut mercury and other emissions from large power plants, a setback for states and energy trade groups that have been challenging Clean Air Act regulations during the Obama administration.

The decision by a three-judge panel at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit means that coal- and oil-fired plants must purchase scrubbers and other equipment to prevent 91 percent of mercury from being released into the air during the burning of coal.

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04/16/2014, 12:40

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04/16/2014, 12:00