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EPA Prepares to Update 'Outdated' Emissions Exemption for Power Plants
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is preparing to update its 20-year-old toxic emissions standards for oil refineries as well as finalize new regulations by Dec. 2014 after a wave of public outcry has focused attention on little-known exemptions having to do with limiting emissions when power plants are shutting down, starting up or malfunctioning.
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