Environmentalists Tout Cumulative Benefits Of Power Sector Rule Package

Environmentalists are highlighting the importance of EPA’s pending release of a package of rules addressing various environmental media at power plants, pointing to the correlation between pollution reductions from each media and the benefits of cumulative action to address it despite potential shortfalls in the agency’s enforcement bandwidth. During an April 23 briefing, lawyers at Earthjustice and other groups touted the benefits of EPA’s imminent release of its final rules to address legacy coal combustion residuals (CCR) surface impoundments and...