EPA change to mercury emissions rules a win for North Dakota lignite coal industry

By: Jacob Orledge

Outlets: North Dakota Monitor

Published: March 5, 2026

Words: 905

Last Updated: 5 days, 18 hours ago

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The Environmental Protection Agency recently finalized the repeal of a 2024 regulation that one North Dakota official had called a “death penalty” to the state’s lignite coal industry.

The repeal reverts federal regulations of emissions from coal-fired power plants to the rule implemented in 2012 under the Obama administration.

“This is a really big deal for the state of North Dakota,” said Cyrus Western, administrator of EPA Region 8, which includes North …

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