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FILE PHOTO: A view of the U.S. Supreme Court, in Washington

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Supreme Court leaves in place two EPA regulations curbing methane and mercury emissions

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Matthew Daly, Associated Press

Politics Dec 28

The Dayton Power & Light J.M. Stuart Station lights up the early morning sky on the banks of the Ohio River in Aberdeen, Ohio, U.S., September 13, 2017. Photo by Brian Snyder/REUTERS
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How Trump’s EPA is changing the public health benefits around mercury

The Trump administration is partially rolling back an Obama-era rule on mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants, saying the health benefits of restricting mercury, which causes birth defects, brain damage and learning disabilities, are outweighed by the regulation's cost. The…

Nation Jun 29

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What the Supreme Court’s mercury ruling means for the EPA

The Supreme Court ruled against the Environmental Protection Agency in a case on how federal regulators set limits on mercury emitted from power plants, finding that the EPA failed to take economic costs into account. Jeffrey Brown examines the implications…

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Nation Mar 25

NEW EAGLE, PA - September 24: A plume of exhaust extends from the Mitchell Power Station, a coal-fired power plant built along the Monongahela River, 20 miles southwest of Pittsburgh. The plant, owned by FirstEnergy, will be 1 of 2 plants in the region to be shut down effecting 380 employees. The Evironmental Protection Agency and the Obama Administration have been taking major steps to get coal-fired power plants into compliance with clean air regulations. (Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)
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Supreme Court tests EPA’s limits on mercury air pollution

The Supreme Court heard arguments over federal pollution mandates. The EPA says its limits on toxic contaminants like mercury in power plant emissions are vital to human health, but energy producers are arguing the EPA didn’t take costs into consideration…

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