EPA Reaffirms Power Plant Mercury Regulations
With Plants Already in Compliance, No Immediate Cost Seen
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reaffirmed the underpinnings of the 2012 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for power plants, reversing a 2020 rule by the Trump administration that undermined its legal basis. | Shutterstock
Feb 21, 2023
EPA reaffirmed the legal basis for its MATS rule, but there will be no immediate impact, as the 519 plants affected are already in compliance.
