In a study commissioned by the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO), economists at The Brattle Group evaluated the feasibility of complying with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) rule.

Minnesota Power has announced plans to upgrade Boswell Energy Center Unit 4 in Cohasset, Minn. with emissions controls that will reduce its mercury emissions by 90 percent.

Wisconsin Public Service Corporation (WPS), a subsidiary of Integrys Energy Group, has filed for a Certificate of Authority from the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin to install the first U.S. commercial application of Regenerative Activated Coke Technology (ReACT) at its 321 MW Weston 3 plant.

Kincaid Generation LLC, a subsidiary of Dominion Resources Inc (NYSE: D), awarded the KBR Power & Industrial Group a contract to provide engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services for a dry sorbent injection (DSI) system to reduce sulfur dioxide emissions at its 1,158 MW Kincaid coal-fired power plant in Illinois.

Citing depressed power prices and the high cost of environmental controls, as well as other factors, Ameren Energy Resources Co. LLC (AER), filed a petition with the Illinois Pollution Control Board (IPCB) seeking flexibility in meeting certain emissions standards established by the Illinois Multi-Pollutant Standards (MPS).

The Babcock & Wilcox Co. said that its subsidiary Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group Inc. (B&W PGG) was awarded a $150 million contract to design, supply and build emissions control equipment for Wisconsin Power & Light’s Columbia coal-fired power plant in Wisconsin.

PacifiCorp, a unit of Berkshire Hathaway's MidAmerican Energy Holdings, said upgrading its coal fleet in order to comply with future federal and state environmental requirements may cost $1 billion.

The Babcock & Wilcox Co. said its subsidiary, Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group Inc. (B&W PGG), has been awarded a contract to engineer, procure and construct (EPC) environmental control systems for three units at Ascend Performance Materials' Decatur, Ala. manufacturing plant.

Alstom has announced the award of a $95 million contract to supply its NID Dry Flue Gas Desulphurization (DFGD) Systems for two 660 MW coal-fired units at the Homer City Generating Station in Indiana County, Penn.

Public Service of New Hampshire said in a report that the installation of a wet flue gas desulfurization (wet FGD), or scrubber, at the Merrimack coal-fired power plant has reduced mercury and sulfur dioxide emissions by up to 98 percent.

Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group Inc. was awarded a $30 million contract to design and supply a selective catalytic reduction system for Xcel Energy’s Pawnee coal-fired power plant in Colorado.

Southern Co. began testing technology to support development of advanced ultrasupercritical boilers.

Black & Veatch has been selected to engineer, procure and construct air quality control retrofits to the Columbia Energy Center, co-owned and operated by Wisconsin Power and Light Co.

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection approved the installation of emissions controls at Edison Mission Energy’s 1,884 MW Homer City coal-fired power plant.

URS Corp. has been awarded a contract to engineer and furnish SBS Injection technology for Hoosier Energy’s Merom Generating Station.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed the first Clean Air Act standard for carbon pollution from new power plants.

SaskPower and Hitachi Ltd. said March 20 they are partnering to construct a $60 million carbon capture test facility (CCTF) at SaskPower's single-unit, 276 MW Shand Power Station in southeastern Saskatchewan.

A federal appeals court has ruled that the owners of the San Juan Generating Station must continue with plans to install emissions controls.

The $47.5M construction project, designed to generate 5.6 MW of power, is expected to reduce PWD energy costs by over $12 million over the course of the 16 year contract.