Politics Oct 04 Supreme Court leaves in place two EPA regulations curbing methane and mercury emissions By Lindsay Whitehurst, Matthew Daly, Associated Press
Politics Dec 28 Watch 7:17 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 Watch 7:36 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… By PBS News Hour
Nation Mar 25 Watch 6:51 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… By PBS News Hour