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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...-from-coal-plants-not-necessary-idUSKCN1OR1BU
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Friday said limits on mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants were not necessary as their costs outweighed the benefits, sparking an outcry among environmentalists who say the move favors the coal industry at the expense of public health.
Under the Mercury and Air Toxic Standards, or MATS, enacted under former President Barack Obama, coal-burning power plants have been forced to install expensive equipment to cut output of mercury, which can harm pregnant women and put infants and children at risk of developmental problems.
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Another Obama-era environmental protection regulation bights the dust, this time to benefit the coal industry. Mercury is a potent neurotoxin found both in coal ash waste & in plant stack emissions. It is a very serious environmental threat.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Friday said limits on mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants were not necessary as their costs outweighed the benefits, sparking an outcry among environmentalists who say the move favors the coal industry at the expense of public health.
Under the Mercury and Air Toxic Standards, or MATS, enacted under former President Barack Obama, coal-burning power plants have been forced to install expensive equipment to cut output of mercury, which can harm pregnant women and put infants and children at risk of developmental problems.
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Another Obama-era environmental protection regulation bights the dust, this time to benefit the coal industry. Mercury is a potent neurotoxin found both in coal ash waste & in plant stack emissions. It is a very serious environmental threat.