Comments flooded the Federal Register on Tuesday for the EPA’s latest round of power plant emission rules, giving a glimpse of the prolonged legal battle likely on the horizon once the agency finalizes the standards.
Hundreds of comments from health groups, environmentalists, states, industry, and others poured in over the last week to meet the Environmental Protection Agency’s Aug. 8 deadline. Critics overwhelmingly reiterated the same point: that the technology isn’t ready to match the rule’s timelines.
“The compliance deadlines and technology requirements in EPA’s proposal are unrealistic and potentially harmful, resulting in inordinate costs and reliability risks,” according to ...
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