These are the first national standards to require use of moderncontroltechnologies to reduce mercury, arsenic, lead, hydrochloric acid and other hazardous air pollutants from coal plants.
These standards were called for by the Clean Air Act Amendments more than 20 years ago and level the playing field for the many utilities that have already invested in modern mercury pollution controltechnologies.
Installing modern and widely-available pollution controltechnologies can reduce more than 90% of the mercury pollution that is harming both children's health and our environment.