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DEP Acts To Repeal Unlawful Mercury Rule Covering Coal-Fired Power Plants
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On August 31, the Environmental Quality Board voted to approve a rulemaking repealing the Pennsylvania-specific rule setting limits on mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants.
The final-omitted rulemaking was necessary as a result of a 2009 PA Supreme Court decision saying the rule was "unlawful, invalid and unenforceable."
The controversial rule was adopted in 2006 after a nasty public campaign and as the centerpiece of the Rendell Administration's environmental agenda at that time.
Visit the EQB webpage for more background and a summary of other actions taken at the August 30 meeting.
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9/13/2010 |
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