US delays EPA rules on reduction of mercury emissions and other pollutants

On 6 October, the US House of Representatives voted in favour of delaying three Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules requiring that cement plants reduce their emissions of mercury and other pollutants. The three recently proposed environmental rules covered the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) rule for the Portland cement industry, the commercial and industrial solid waste incinerator rule and associated definition of “solid waste,” and the new source performance standards rule.

Brian McCarthy, president and CEO of the Portland Cement Association (PCA) stated that “Passage of this legislation allows the industry to continue its dialogue with EPA with the goal of crafting rational and feasible emission standards”.

More information: PCA Press Release