EPA Rule Paves Way For Suits On Power Plant Mercury Trading Plan

EPA has reaffirmed its plan to regulate power sector mercury emissions with a cap and trade approach, clearing the way for litigation on the controversial plan to proceed. The agency has also made changes to its plan that is prompting new criticism from environmentalists who say EPA has further weakened emissions rules for new facilities. In a May 31 final rule , EPA reaffirmed its 2005 decision that strict regulation of power plant mercury emissions under section 112 of the...