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  • New E.P.A. Plan Could Free Coal Plants to Release More Mercury Into the Air

New E.P.A. Plan Could Free Coal Plants to Release More Mercury Into the Air

By: New York Times

Friday, December 28, 2018

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ERI Director Janet McCabe

The Trump administration proposed on Friday major changes to the way the federal government calculates the benefits, in human health and safety, of restricting mercury emissions from coal-burning power plants.

In the proposal, the Environmental Protection Agency issued a finding declaring that federal rules imposed on mercury by the Obama administration are too costly to justify.

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