EPA touts drop in power plant emissions

EPA is touting a drop in power plant emissions from 2021 to 2022, according to its latest data, continuing a long-term trend and highlighting a sharp drop in ozone-forming nitrogen oxides (NOx) from states participating in EPA’s Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) emissions trading program. EPA data released Feb. 24 shows declines in the lower 48 states in 2022 relative to 2021 for several different pollutants, including a 10 percent decline in sulfur dioxide (SO2), a 4 percent decrease in...