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Washington state has one coal-fired power plant. The Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) is closely following the federal Environmental Protection Agency's rule-adoption process before adopting new state rules.
Mercury from manufacturing will cover small power plants in industrial facilities.
EPA Mercury Air Rulemaking and Recent Court Actions discusses the history of recent Mercury rulemaking and court rulings.
Ecology's Air Quality Program Actions
The Air Quality Program worked with stakeholders to draft requirements for mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants. However, decisions by the Court in February 2008 affect this process. Ecology's next actions will depend on the federal process:
EPA's decision process and chronology for controlling mercury emissions from power plants
Controlling Power Plant Emissions Overview page from EPA
Federal court decision A
pdf of the decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals that strikes down EPA's cap-and-trade rule for mercury emissions from coal-burning power plants.
Air Quality Program's Mercury Rulemaking page
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