H.R.1087 - Mercury Emissions Reduction Act

To amend the Clean Air Act to require that mercury emissions from electric utility steam generating units be subject to the MACT standard for hazardous air pollutants, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)

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  • Short: Mercury Emissions Reduction Act as introduced.
  • Official: To amend the Clean Air Act to require that mercury emissions from electric utility steam generating units be subject to the MACT standard for hazardous air pollutants, and for other purposes. as introduced.

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Official Summary

2/15/2007--Introduced.
Mercury Emissions Reduction Act - Amends the Clean Air Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to promulgate standards for mercury emissions from electric utility steam generating units.

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03/14/11
H.R.1087: Logan's Law - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress

A bill in the U.S. Congress: To direct the head of a Federal department or agency that is carrying out a project involving the construction of a culvert or other enclosed flood or drainage system to ensure that certain . ...

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02/28/08
The D.C. Circuit Rejects EPA's Mercury Rules: New Jersey v. EPA ...

Legislation has been introduced in both the House and Senate to speed this process (S. 2643 and H.R. 1087). On February 8, 2008, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit rendered its decision in New Jersey v. ...

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02/28/08
The DC Circuit Rejects EPA's Mercury Rules: New Jersey v. EPA

2643 and HR 1087). On February 8, 2008, the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit rendered its decision in New Jersey v. EPA,1 unanimously vacating two EPA rules under the Clean Air Act (CAA) regarding emissions of mercury from ...

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