The EPA has invited public comments on its proposal to update and strengthen its Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for coal-fired and oil-fired power plants, and the American Lung Association supports these potential changes.
“Coal- and oil-fired power plants emit a wide range of pollutants,” Paul Billings, national senior vice president of public policy for the American Lung Association, told Healio.
These power plants emit mercury and non-mercury metal pollution, including nickel, arsenic and lead, which can cause heart attacks, cancer and developmental delays in children.
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