An Obama-era rule has already reduced toxic air pollution like mercury from coal-fired power plants. So why did the EPA roll it back now? In a word, co-benefits.
In a giant favor to the coal industry, the Trump administration is poised to undermine the Mercury and Air Toxic Standards that control mercury and other toxic air pollution from coal-fired power plants.
A new Environmental Protection Agency rule, awaiting White House approval, would weaken existing pollution standards by barring the agency from including some of its public health benefits as part of the overall cost-benefit analysis.
