EPA set to impose tough mercury limit at power plants

Thursday, December 15, 2011 - 23:30 in Mathematics & Economics

The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to approve a stringent cap on emissions of mercury and scores of other toxic substances from power plants, sources say. Utilities are expected to push back.The Environmental Protection Agency is expected Friday to approve a tough new rule to limit emissions of mercury, arsenic and other toxic substances from the country's power plants, according to people with knowledge of the new standard.

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