EPA Issues First Standards for Mercury and Air Toxics Pollution from Power Plants

• By: Staff Editor
• Date: December 21, 2011

On December 16, 2011, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued the first ever national standards aimed at reducing the emissions of toxic air pollutants from power plants. The EPA was required by the Clean Air Act of 2000 to formulate and enforce these standards.

This article gives a brief overview of the new Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) for power plants issued by the EPA.