Feb. 20 at 7:15 PM
Trump admin has loosened restrictions on toxic power plant pollution, including releases of neurotoxins mercury & lead.
On Friday, it revoked portions of Biden-era standards that tightened restrictions on how much mercury, lead & arsenic these plants can release
President Trump to rescind what would have upped mercury controls by 70% for a subset of power plants that use a type of coal known as lignite. The Trump rule, which would reinstate 2012 standards, would have these plants operating under looser mercury limits than other coal plants.
The Biden-era standards also would have sought to reduce emissions from all coal plants of lead, nickel & arsenic by 67%
Mercury & Lead are neurotoxins & arsenic is a carcinogen & exposure can cause cancer. Mercury accumulates in the food chain & crosses the blood‑brain barrier
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