From Environment Colorado: "Today, the Air Quality Control Commission voted unanimously to adopt new rules that will reduce mercury pollution from coal-fired power plants 90% by 2018. The rules stem from a hard-fought agreement negotiated among environmental groups, public health officials, local governments, and utilities...
"Specifically, the new rules will do the following: require two largest coal-fired power plants and emitters of mercury pollution, the Pawnee and Rawhide energy stations, to begin clean-up immediately and reduce mercury pollution 80% by 2012; require all coal plants to reduce mercury pollution 80% by 2014, and then 90% by 2018; prevent coal-fired power plants in Colorado from selling mercury pollution 'trading credits' to other polluters and encouraging mercury 'hot spots' to stay polluted."
Category: Colorado Water
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