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Largest mercury (Hg) emissions from power plants in the United States in 2022 and 2023 (in pounds)

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February 2024

Region

United States

Survey time period

2022 and 2023

Supplementary notes

Figures are rounded.
The figures have been taken from several publications.
Data correct as of February 2022.

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Power plant mercury emissions in the U.S. 2022-2023, by facility

Published by ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Research Department, Mar 15, 2024

The Oak Grove Power Plant in North Dakota emitted more mercury (Hg) than any other U.S. power plant in 2023, at *** 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.

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