The Oak Grove Power Plant in North Dakota emitted more mercury (Hg) than any other U.S. power plant in 2023, at 298 pounds. Mercury is a neurotoxin and an environmental pollutant that can have significant health impacts on humans. In 2012, the Obama administration imposed rules that limited emissions of mercury from coal-fired power plant smokestacks, but this was reversed by the Trump administration in 2021. The rules were then reestablished in 2023 by the Biden administration.
Largest mercury (Hg) emissions from power plants in the United States in 2022 and 2023
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Environmental Protection Agency. (February 15, 2024). Largest mercury (Hg) emissions from power plants in the United States in 2022 and 2023 (in pounds) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310569/mercury-most-polluting-power-plants-united-states/
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