"Previewing a suite of new fossil fuel rules, Michael Regan said more needs to be done to clean up the air and water around U.S. power plants."
"Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan on Thursday put the U.S. power sector on notice, outlining how the Biden administration plans to cut air and water pollution spewing from the nation’s electricity plants.
Speaking to a gathering of energy executives in Houston, President Biden’s top environmental officer outlined an array of regulatory actions in the coming months to tighten rules around toxic mercury, smog-forming compounds and other pollutants as the White House searches for ways to accelerate the nation’s shift to cleaner electricity.
While noting the significant drop in air pollution from power plants and other sources since the passage of the Clean Air Act in 1970, Regan said more work must be done to clean up the unhealthy air that often hits poor and minority neighborhoods the hardest."
Dino Grandoni reports for the Washington Post March 10, 2022.
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