North America
July 13, 2015
Environmental Markets | Carbon Markets
Policy Brief
MATS Impacted by Supreme Court Decision, but Likely to Survive
Most significant damage to the U.S. coal industry has already been felt as power generators invested for compliance
Key Takeaways: The Mercury and Air Toxics (MATS) rule represented one of the most significant air pollution regulations in U.S. history when it was announced in 2011 The Supreme Court rejected the rule, ruling that the EPA should have considered costs initially when assessing whether the rule was “appropriate and necessary” The specific nature of…
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