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EPA cracks the whip on coal-fired power plants
In a move praised by activists as a way to save lives but criticized by industry as potentially driving up electricity costs, the Obama administration has agreed to adopt rules reducing toxic emissions of mercury, soot and other chemicals from all coal-fired power plants in the U.S.Activists on Friday circulated a consent decree submitted late Thursday by the Environmental Protection Agency in an effort to end litigation. If accepted by a federal court, the decree would lead to new rules by Nov. 16, 2011, and end a lawsuit brought by health and environmental groups. Posted by: Fred 2009-10-24 |
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