CONTACT: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE EPA Updates Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for New Power Plants Agency also proposes updates to oil and gas storage tank standards
EPA’s mercury and air toxics standards are the first national standards to protect American families from power plant emissions of mercury and toxic air pollution like arsenic, acid gas, nickel, selenium and cyanide. EPA considered dozens of public comments from a range of stakeholders, including industry and environmental groups, as part of the public process to update the new source standards. Also on March 28, 2013, EPA proposed updates to the agency’s 2012 performance standards for storage tanks used in oil and natural gas production. The proposed changes reflect recent information showing that more higher-volume storage tanks will be coming on line than the agency originally estimated and would provide storage tank owners and operators additional time to comply with a requirement to reduce volatile organic compound emissions while equipment to reduce those emissions is being manufactured. EPA will take comment on today’s proposal for 30 days after it is published in the Federal Register and will hold a public hearing if requested.
More information on MATS: http://epa.gov/mats/actions.html More information on the proposed updates to the oil and gas regulations: http://www.epa.gov/airquality/oilandgas/actions.html
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Friday, March 29, 2013
News Release: EPA Updates Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for New Power Plants
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