# Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS)

Type: Technology

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## Timeline

- **2026-02-20**: Current Rollback — The Trump administration finalizes the easing of toxic emission limits for coal-fired utilities.
- **2024-04-25**: Biden Strengthening — The EPA finalizes a rule to tighten mercury limits, specifically targeting lignite coal plants.
- **2020-04-16**: First Trump Rollback — The EPA first attempts to weaken the 'appropriate and necessary' finding for MATS.
- **2012-02-16**: MATS Introduced — The Obama administration issues the first national standards for mercury and toxic air pollutants from power plants.

## Recent coverage (1 stories, network-wide)

### Trump Administration Rolls Back Mercury Emission Limits for Coal Power Plants
2026-02-20 20:47:14 · Sector: climate · Sentiment: Negative · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 5

The Trump administration has finalized a significant rollback of federal limits on mercury and other toxic air pollutants from coal-fired power plants. The move reverses stringent Biden-era environmental protections to reduce compliance costs for the fossil fuel industry, sparking a sharp divide between utility operators and public health advocates.
Full story: https://getclimatebrief.com/story/trump-epa-eases-coal-mercury-limits

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