EPA Restores Threshold Finding Underlying Power Plant Air Toxics Limits

February 17, 2023
EPA has issued its final rule restoring the agency’s finding that it is “appropriate and necessary” (A&N) to regulate power plants’ air toxics, which forms the legal basis of the 2012 mercury and air toxics standards (MATS) for the sector, bolstering both the existing MATS rule and EPA’s forthcoming proposal to possibly tighten the standards. “For years, Mercury and Air Toxics Standards have protected the health of American communities nationwide, especially children, low-income communities, and communities of color who often...


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