The EPA said it will allow Florida's power plants to operate without being required to meet pollution control regulations in order to continue delivering power across the state in the aftermath of Irma, Reuters reported.
Power companies routinely shift generation among plants and between companies to efficiently supply the power required, and to meet pollution control requirements cost-effectively.
One of them, the Black Mesa mine, ceased operations because the owners of the power plant it fed in Laughlin, Nev., chose to close the plant in 2005 rather than spend $1.2 billion on retrofitting it to meet pollution controls required by the Environmental Protection Agency.
Federal environmental officals say there are probably thousands of cars in and around New York City that do not meet pollution-control rules, but sloppy record-keeping by New York State makes it impossible to identify them.
In 1977, Congress proposed to require all power plants -- regardless of when they were built or what they burned -- to meet basic pollution control standards.
It is worth pointing out that automakers must not only meet pollution regulations when a car comes out of the factory, they must also warranty pollution-control equipment for 100,000 miles.
The scale-up of this pilot plant in Indian thermal power plant shows excellent performance and meets the stringent pollution control standards.
Federal, state and local officials were all working hard to meet national water pollution control standards.
The Clean Power Plan, however, defines the "best system of emission reduction" more broadly, by taking advantage of flexible, cost-effective strategies that power companies already use to produce the most electricity at the least cost, and to meet current air pollution control requirements.
Refineries have to satisfy dozens of fuel-grade standards that states set to meet federal pollution-control goals, impinging on economies of scale.
