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EPA Tells Nation’s Dirty Power Plants to Clean Up

(Puneet Kollipara/Fuel Fix) The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday unveiled first-ever national standards requiring power plants to reduce emissions of mercury and other toxic pollutants. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson called the new rule a “great victory for public health,” with benefits that far exceed the costs. The rule’s finalization represents a major victory for environmental …

EPA Tells Nation’s Dirty Power Plants to Clean Up”