Cement Kiln Emissions Challenge

Case Number # 3438

This lawsuit challenges the EPA's continued refusal to set mercury emissions standards for cement kilns, in violation of the Clean Air Act. The EPA estimates that more than 100 cement kilns emit over 23,000 pounds of mercury each year.
Cement kiln in Midlothian, Texas.
Cement kiln in Midlothian, TX. (Photo: Samantha Bornhorst.)

This lawsuit challenges the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's continued refusal to set mercury emissions standards for cement kilns, in violation of the Clean Air Act.

The EPA estimates that more than one hundred cement kilns emit over 23,000 pounds of mercury each year.



URL: http://earthjustice.org/our_work/cases/2007/cement-kiln-emissions-challenge