Power Plant Mercury Limits Still Need Tightening, Say Advocates

Reaffirming the legal basis for mercury power plant rules is a welcome move away from a controversial Trump-era rollback and should pave the way for even stronger federal regulation, clean air advocates say.

“There’s been new science showing mercury is even worse than we thought, and especially for environmental justice communities,” according to Temple University Beasley School of Law professor Amy Sinden.

And concern for those communities is likely “a significant driver” when considering justifications for rules like mercury standards under the Biden administration, according to David Loring, an environmental partner at Schiff Hardin LLP.

The Biden administration on Monday ...