Epa Mats Rule Supreme Court

May 22 2020 epa published a final revised supplemental cost finding for mats and the clean air act required risk and technology review.

Epa mats rule supreme court.

In a 5 4 decision announced on june 29 the u s. In 2000 after years of study epa issued a scientific and legal determination that it was appropriate and necessary to control mercury emissions from power plants. Supreme court overturned the epa s rules limiting mercury and other hazardous air pollutants known as mats. Epa announced plans to propose air toxics standards for coal and oil fired electric generating units by march 16 2011 and finalize a rule by november 16 2011.

After the supreme court ordered the epa to take into account the rule s costs in 2015 the agency issued a 2016 supplemental finding that concluded the benefits far outweighed the costs by. The supreme court dealt a blow to the obama administration s landmark air quality rule on monday ruling the environmental protection agency did not properly consider the costs of the regulation. Supreme court on monday released a ruling to reject the epa s mercury and air toxics standards mats a regulatory package aimed at reducing the emission of mercury and other harmful. Court of appeals requiring epa to issue a proposal by march 16 2011 and a final rule in december 16 2011.

The final rule also clarifies two mercury measurement quality assurance. The final rule allows power plants to submit certain emissions reports as pdfs until july 1 2018 while epa works to put a single e reporting system in place for mats. Epa issued mats under a consent decree of the d c. On february 6 2009 the department of justice on behalf of epa asked the supreme court to dismiss epa s request petition for certiorari that the court review the.

July 17 2020 epa finalized minor revisions to the electronic reporting requirements for mats.