EPA's Mercury Data Notice Includes Revised Benefit Calculations

EPA is detailing a new method for calculating the benefits of its pending rule to address mercury emissions from utilities, as part of a long-awaited notice of data availability (NODA) that also summarizes a wealth of public comments on the controversial proposal. The NODA , published in the Dec. 1 Federal Register , seeks public comment on a revised methodology for assessing the rule's benefits, but does not include the results of any new benefits analysis. The document describes how...