EPA poised to publish MATS rollback proposal

EPA is poised to publish in the Feb. 7 Federal Register its proposal to eliminate the legal underpinning of its mercury and air toxics standards (MATS) rule for power plants, starting a 60-day public comment process on the controversial measure after it was delayed by the recent government shutdown. In its proposal , originally released as a signed pre-publication notice Dec. 28, EPA says it will scrap the Obama EPA’s finding that it is “appropriate and necessary” to regulate...