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State Authority Over Mercury Emissions From Power Plants

By John Bailey on April 12, 2005

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We received a question on the whether or not states like New Jersey have authority to enact more stringent rules on mercury emissions from power plants than what the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued recently.

Here is the original question:

Q. My state (New Jersey) is suing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its new regulation regarding mercury emissions from power plants. What's the problem? I thought states had authority to limit mercury emissions?

Click Here for the complete answer from our very own Dr. Dave.

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