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By Margaret Ryan
Santa arrived a few days early for environmentalists, but the coal industry is getting Scrooge.
The Environmental Protection Agency released its Utility MACT rule on Wednesday, issuing a controversial order to slash mercury and other hazardous emissions from coal-fired power plants. By 2016, all plants must emit as little mercury as the best 12% do today, lowering national emissions 90%. Keep reading →