Montana coal plant requests MATS waiver

A Montana coal-fired power plant is seeking a presidential waiver from EPA’s Biden-era Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS), the first public indication that facilities are seeking such waivers under a controversial Trump administration initiative to allow facilities to seek exemptions from a variety of air toxics rules. But the request is highlighting competing views on the initiative, with GOP lawmakers supporting the request citing costs and grid reliability concerns while environmentalists are warning the waiver will result in unnecessary...