Utilities are concerned that they will not have enough time to comply with two new air quality rules, fearing a potential "train wreck" of conflicting regulations converging over the next two to three years. Implementation of new mercury and air toxics emissions standards, which were finalized by the Environmental Protection Agency in December 2011 and would set strict limits for power plants, raises a number of issues for the Edison Electric Institute, Michael Rossler, EEI's manager for environmental programs, said during the 2012 Energy, Utility, and Environment Conference Jan. 30-Feb. 1. The compliance timeline is the most important issue, he said.
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机译：公用事业公司担心他们将没有足够的时间来遵守两项新的空气质量规则，担心在未来两到三年内，相互冲突的法规可能会造成“火车事故”。新的汞和空气有毒物质排放标准的实施已由美国环境保护署（EPA）于2011年12月最终确定，并将对发电厂设定严格的限制，这给EEI环境研究所经理迈克尔·罗斯勒（Edison Electric Institute）提出了许多问题，在1月30日至2月的2012年能源，公用事业和环境会议上说。他说，合规时间表是最重要的问题。
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