Cities, States, Environmental Groups Sue EPA over Repeal of Mercury and Air Toxics Standards

Cities, states, environmental groups sue EPA over repeal of mercury and air toxics standards

Public health and environmental groups say the rollback puts communities at risk. The EPA says it will cut transportation and energy costs.

Trump admin sued for gutting mercury pollution protections from coal

A coalition of more than two dozen environmental and health groups sued the Trump administration on Monday for repealing Environmental Protection Agency rules that curbed dangerous chemical pollution from coal-fired power plants.As part of President Donald Trump’s efforts to dramatically expand the ...

Coalition Sues Trump EPA Over Illegal Repeal of Mercury and Air Toxics Standards

A coalition of public health, environmental, and community advocates filed a lawsuit today challenging the Trump administration’s repeal of standards that limit brain-damaging mercury, lead, and other hazardous air pollution from coal-fired power plants. Since EPA’s Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) took effect in 2015, they’ve driven down dangerous mercury pollution from power plants by more than 90%. The standards have also delivered sig…

NRCM Joins Coalition Suing Trump EPA Over Illegal Repeal of Mercury and Air Toxics Standards

Lawsuit challenges rollback that allows more mercury, lead, and other toxic pollution from fossil fuel power plants  Augusta, ME (March 30, 2026) – The Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM) joined a lawsuit filed today by a national coalition of public health, environmental, and community advocates, challenging the Trump Administration’s repeal of standards that limit toxic mercury, lead, and other hazardous air pollution from coal-fired pow…