EPA announces plan to roll back mercury rules in power plants
by Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times
Dec 29, 2018
3 minutes
The Trump administration has quietly proposed rolling back emissions standards for coal- and oil-generated power plants in a move that could alter how and whether the government monitors and controls air and water pollution.
The proposed ruling strikes at the economic analysis the agency uses to establish regulations, giving less weight to potential health benefits of air pollution restrictions and more to costs incurred by industry.
The announcement, issued
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