The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) have been seen by many in the coal-fired power industry as potentially more expensive and onerous than its…
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday finalized changes to the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS), applying to periods of startup and shutdown at new and existing coal- and…
The U.S. power sector has seen a number of developments on the regulatory front in recent months. Here’s where major federal rules stand today. (For a more dynamic and graphic…
With the compliance deadline for the EPA’s Mercury and Air Toxics Standards less than a year off, plant owners need to decide now on the best approach to control mercury…
Strategies for compliance with the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards led the list of topics covered during the Power Plant Pollutant Control “MEGA” Symposium held Aug. 19–21, in Baltimore, Md.,…
The nation’s coal fleet is under threat, alleged Dr. Larry S. Monroe, chief environmental officer and senior vice president for research and environmental affairs with Southern Co. during the keynote…
It has been more than two and a half years since the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants from coal- and oil-fired electric utility…
A federal court on April 15 upheld the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) February 2012-finalized Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS), ruling in a 2–1 decision that the agency is not…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency adjusted the language of the final Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) regulation to recognize the value of neural network combustion optimization systems by extending…
New air emission rules limit the amount of mercury (Hg) air emissions from coal-fired power plants. Many plant owners may find leveraging the Hg removal co-benefits available from SCR Hg…