EPA Bows to Coal Industry, Moves to Weaken Mercury & Air Toxics Standards

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By Natural Resources Defense CouncilDec 31, 2018, 10:31 am152 pts
In its latest attack on clean air protections, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its new proposal to weaken the Obama-era Mercury & Air Toxics Standards (MATS), putting public health at risk from more than 80 dangerous pollutants, some of which are known to cause brain damage in children.…

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