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Video: Obama Announces Historic Rules Limiting Toxic Mercury Pollution: ‘This Is A Good Day’ | President Barack Obama has released a video statement announcing his administration’s landmark rules to limit mercury and other air toxics from coal-fired power plants, a long-delayed requirement of the 1990 Clean Air Act legislation. “This is a good day,” he concludes. “It’s a good day in the fight for cleaner air. It’s a good day in the fight for the health of our communities. And it’s a good day in the fight to protect our environment for generations still to come.”

Update

Center for American Progress distinguished senior fellow Carol Browner, Obama’s former climate advisor, explains the benefits of the new rule in more detail:

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