This guidance used to be just a glimmer in the commission’s eye. But as of May 17th, it’s official. That’s when FERC released its Policy Statement on the Commission’s Role Regarding the Environmental Protection Agency’s Mercury and Air Toxics Standards. The Policy Statement specifically explains how FERC will provide advice to the EPA for it [...]
Archive for the ‘Mercury’ Category
31 Jan
FERC Waxes Poetic on Advising EPA about MATS Extensions
The same day that the EPA released the final rule on Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) for power plants, it also published a Policy Memorandum outlining how it intended to handle requests for extensions in complying with the new rule. Yesterday, FERC announced how they intended to give the EPA a hand. Section 112(i)(3) [...]
22 Dec
Two “Big Deal” Final Rules Released: Mine Safety Disclosure and Mercury and Air Toxics Standards
December 21st marked a day of great regulatory importance as both the SEC and EPA released final versions of rules that have been in the works for years. The SEC published Final Rule 33-9286, “Mine Safety Disclosure,” – which implements Section 1503 of the Dodd-Frank Act – a grandiose 364 days after the proposed version [...]
21 Mar
EPA Issues Landmark Mercury Pollution Standards for Power Plants
On March 16th, facing down a final court deadline, the Environmental Protection Agency unveiled the proposed rule for the first-ever national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants from coal-and-oil-fueled power plants, and the first significant legislation of its kind since the passage of the Clean Air Act in 1990. These standards were developed based on [...]
