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Closing the coal ash loophole


New EPA rules close a 'huge loophole' on coal ash, forcing wide ...

A pair of new regulations finalized Thursday are expected to require cleanup of coal ash pollution at all known locations where the toxic ...

EPA Closes Coal Ash Loopholes, Protecting Communities and ...

Today, the EPA finalized a rule to protect the public from millions of tons of toxic coal ash sitting in old landfills and ponds across the ...

New Rule Will Force Cleanup of Hundreds of Toxic Coal Ash Dump ...

The loophole allowed coal plant operators to evade cleanup responsibilities for all coal ash at many power plant sites. The EPA's new, finalized ...

Closing the coal ash loophole - Grist

In 2015, after decades of waffling over what to do with the waste, the EPA finally issued a law regulating coal ash, largely in response to the ...

EPA advances rule to close coal ash loophole - E&E News

As proposed in May, the rule would direct utilities and coal plant operators to monitor, close and clean up hundreds of previously excluded ...

USA: New EPA rules close a 'huge loophole' on coal ash, forcing ...

USA: New EPA rules close a 'huge loophole' on coal ash, forcing wide-scale cleanup, advocates say. 3 May 2024. A pair of new regulations finalized Thursday ...

Press Release: EPA Closes Coal Ash Loopholes, Protecting ...

The EPA finalized a rule to protect the public from millions of tons of toxic coal ash sitting in old landfills and ponds across the country.

New EPA Rule Could Accelerate Cleanup of Coal Ash Dumps

For nearly a decade, a gap in federal regulation has allowed old coal ash dumps to avoid regulation. A new rule aims to close that loophole.

EPA takes on abandoned coal ash ponds, but it might be too late

... loophole in federal regulations governing the cleanup of coal ... The state's dominant utility company plans to close a massive coal ash ...

EPA power plant rules close coal ash cleanup loophole

COAL: Two of the U.S. EPA's newly proposed coal plant pollution rules may offer the broadest tools yet for forcing cleanup of coal ash ...

Organizers from 22 States Demand EPA Close Toxic Coal Ash ...

Organizers from 22 States Demand EPA Close Toxic Coal Ash Loophole · June 28, 2023, Chicago – · Witnesses from 22 states and territories testified ...

EPA Will Consider Closing Massive Loophole Exempting Much of ...

The Biden administration will consider closing a loophole that exempts over half a billion tons of toxic coal ash in landfills from federal oversight.

New EPA rules close a 'huge loophole' on coal ash, forcing wide ...

A pair of new regulations finalized Thursday are expected to require cleanup of coal ash pollution at all known locations where the toxic byproduct has been ...

Close the Coal Ash Loopholes Campaign — Just Transition NWI

37 units (14 legacy coal ash ponds and 23 CCR management units) across 20 coal plants in Indiana will now be subject to federal EPA regulation.

No More Coal Ash in Our Trash? EPA Moves to Close Coal Ash ...

The EPA is seeking public comment on whether it should close the loophole in a rule that currently exempts certain landfills from its 2015 ...

Just Transition Northwest Indiana leading campaign to close the ...

... close the EPA coal ash loophole. Coal ash is a toxic material left over from burning coal for electricity, For decades, utilities have ...

EPA narrows loophole by expanding regulation of coal ash dumped ...

It's a more holistic approach to regulate coal ash, and it does close a very important loophole,” said Abel Russ, senior attorney at the ...

New EPA rules will force fossil fuel power plants to cut pollution

Closing a coal ash loophole. Coal ash, what's left after coal has been burned for power generation, is one the nation's largest waste streams.

Coal Ash Landfills; Closing a Dangerous Loophole - DNV Web Apps

A loophole in EPA regulations has allowed hundreds of existing coal ash landfills to be operated without the safeguards required of new ...

EPA Announces Crackdown on Toxic Coal Ash From Landfills

The Biden administration is moving to close a loophole that had exempted hundreds of inactive coal ash landfills from rules designed to prevent heavy metals ...