US EditionAdministration Lowers Toxic Emissions Limits
The rollback ends stricter 2024 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, saving an estimated $78 million annually while reverting to 2012 emission limits, EPA officials said.
- On Thursday, the EPA announced in Louisville it will roll back Biden-era pollution limits on coal plants, including ending compliance with the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, at the Mill Creek Generating Station.
- As agency officials put it, the rollback aims to lower utility costs and help reestablish American energy dominance, EPA said.
- The EPA noted that repealing the 2024 amendments eliminates the PM Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems requirement and loosens mercury limits for lignite-fired power plants, while mercury emissions fell 90% from 2012 to 2021.
- The EPA estimated the rollback will save $78 million annually and help utilities avoid about $670 million in compliance costs over ten years, despite critics warning it raises toxins and faces legal challenges.
- Health experts warn mercury exposure can harm children and pregnant women as coal-fired plants now generate less than 20%, reflecting a broader energy transition.
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EPA eases limits on coal plants for emitting mercury, other toxins
The announcement was made at a large coal plant in Kentucky.
The Times of Northwest Indiana
Administration lowers toxic emissions limits
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Environmental Protection Agency weakened limits on mercury and other toxic emissions from coal-fired power plants Friday, the Trump administration's latest effort to boost the fossil fuel industry by paring back clean air and water rules.
EPA eases limits on mercury from coal plants, a toxin linked to brain damage
The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday weakened limits on mercury and other toxic emissions from coal-fired power plants, the Trump administration’s latest effort to boost the fossil fuel industry by paring back clean air and water rules. Toxic emissions from coal- and oil-fired plants can harm the brain development of young children and contribute to heart attacks and other problems in adults. The plants are also a major source of greenh…
Trump EPA official comes to Louisville power plant to tout weaker pollution rules • Kentucky Lantern
Mill Creek Generating Station, a coal-fired power plant operated by Louisville Gas and Electric and Kentucky Utilities, generates electricity on a Friday afternoon. (Kentucky Lantern photo by Liam Niemeyer)LOUISVILLE — Republican elected officials and advocates for the coal industry gathered at one of Kentucky’s largest coal-fired power plants to celebrate the Trump administration’s weakening of regulatory curbs on toxic air pollution, including…
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