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This mercury site provides a broad range of information: actions by EPA and others, including international actions; effects on people and the environment; and how to protect you and your family.

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February 2008: National Vehicle Mercury Switch Recovery Program recovers millionth mercury-containing automotive switch    Fact sheet | Background

February 2008: the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in State of New Jersey, et al. v. Environmental Protection Agency (PDF) (18 pp., 51K, about PDF) vacated (i.e., voided) EPA's rule removing power plants from the Clean Air Act list of sources of hazardous air pollutants. At the same time, the court vacated the Clean Air Mercury Rule. EPA is reviewing the court's decisions and evaluating its impacts.

December 2007: EPA issues final rule that reduces mercury emissions by requiring that electric arc furnace steelmakers buy motor vehicle scrap from providers that participate in the National Vehicle Mercury Switch Recovery Program

 


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