Statement from NYS DEC Interim Commissioner Sean Mahar on EPA's Fossil Fuel-Fired Power Plant Standards

New York State applauds President Joe Biden and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan for this significant regulatory action to protect public health and the environment from the harmful emissions and other byproducts of fossil-fueled power plants. New York's stringent measures to eliminate coal-fired power plants and reduce pollution from all fossil-fueled power plants are already driving down emissions. New Yorkers will further benefit from the measures finalized by EPA today to improve air and water quality nationwide.