Under COVID-19 cover, mercury emissions increase in air okayed by Trump EPA
Monday, April 27, 2020 - 10:10
in Earth & Climate
Today [Apr. 16, 2020], the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized their plan to gut the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS), which regulates toxic emissions from coal- and oil-fired power plants. Since MATS was put in place in 2011, it drastically reduced mercury and other air pollutants, which are linked to breathing illnesses, heart disease, […]