Sierra Club: Texas Communities Welcome Strong Mercury Rule to Rein In Lignite Pollution
April 26, 2024
April 26, 2024
CHRISTINE, Texas, April 26 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on April 25, 2024:
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalized a package of four federal rules that will cut air and water pollution from power plants across the country. One of these rules, the updated Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS), will have a particularly big impact on Texas communities near lignite-burning power plants because it will - for the first time - require these plant . . .
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalized a package of four federal rules that will cut air and water pollution from power plants across the country. One of these rules, the updated Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS), will have a particularly big impact on Texas communities near lignite-burning power plants because it will - for the first time - require these plant . . .