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The Supreme Court throws a wrench in the EPA's crackdown on mercury pollution

NRG Energy's coal-fired power station in Joliet, Illinois. The company is planning to retire the coal unit by 2016. Scott Olson/Getty Images
NRG Energy's coal-fired power station in Joliet, Illinois. The company is planning to retire the coal unit by 2016. Scott Olson/Getty Images
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The Supreme Court has thrown a wrench into the Environmental Protection Agency's efforts to regulate mercury pollution from coal plants — one of the most ambitious environmental policies of President Obama's first term.

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