by ridgelinecenter | Aug 19, 2021
This analysis explores the technologies available for reducing emissions of hazardous metals (in the form of particulate matter) and mercury from coal-fired power plants. It finds that there have been significant developments since the U.S. Environmental Protection...
by ridgelinecenter | Aug 1, 2021
This analysis of reported compliance data under the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, a 2011 regulation limiting emissions of hazardous air pollutants from coal- and oil-fired power plants, finds that the regulated sources have largely surpassed the emission rate...
by ridgelinecenter | Jul 8, 2021
This report, supported by several technical analyses, documents the benefits of clean closure of coal ash impoundments at power plants – in other words, fully removing toxic waste from the site rather than capping it and leaving it in place to leach chemicals into the...
