Mercury Emissions from Electric Power Plants : An Analysis of EPA's Cap-and-Trade Regulations.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Air--Pollution.

Air.

Coal mines and mining.

Environmental law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (23 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2005.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Reviews EPA final rule to reduce airborne mercury emissions from coal-fired electric power plants through implementation of a "cap-and-trade program". Discusses sources of emissions and status of regulations, electric utilities and mercury, costs and benefits of final rule, including effects on eastern and western coal, and legislation in the 109th Congress.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Mercury Emissions from Electric Power Plants

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