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First Mercury, Air Toxics Standards Imposed on U.S. Power Plants WASHINGTON, DC, December 21, 2011 (ENS) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today issued the first national standards that regulate power plant emissions of mercury and toxic air pollutants arsenic, nickel, selenium, cyanide and acid gases. Exposure to these emissions is linked to developmental disorders and respiratory illnesses, cancer and heart disease. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson told reporters that the rule is "a great victory of public health." Opponents call the rule too costly and warn of job loss. EPA says there will be a net job gain.
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