Trump EPA to Reconsider Biden-Harris MATS Regulation That Targeted Coal-fired Power Plants to Be Shut Down

Excerpt:  “U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the agency will reconsider the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) from the Biden-Harris Administration that drew a lawsuit from 23 states. The Trump Administration is considering a 2-year compliance exemption via Section 112(i)(4) of the Clean Air Act for affected power plants while EPA goes through the rulemaking process … The current MATS rule has caused significant regulatory uncertainty, especially for coal plants in Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Texas, West Virginia, and Wyoming. Cost estimates for this rule total over $790 million over the next decade starting in 2028, with at least $92 million per year for the power sector. These costs are large, especially given the success the industry has already achieved in reducing emissions of mercury and other hazardous air pollutants.”