EPA Proposes to Scrap Limits on Arsenic-laden Coal Waste

Dead Tree in Mud of an Ash Pond

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By Ansh Mishra - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, Link


News: 


New!  E. P. A. Weakens Rule Governing Toxic Water Pollution From Coal Plants
(Lisa FRIEDMAN, New York Times; November 4, 2019)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/04/climate/coal-ash-water-pollution-trump.html


 Coal Ash Rule Would Risk Putting Carcinogen in Water
(Tim LUCAS-DUKE, Futurity; October 7, 2019)
https://www.futurity.org/coal-ash-rule-amendments-hexavalent-chromium-2178122-2/

 N. B.:  A PDF link to the October 2, 2019 EPA Public Hearing testimony of Un-published new research discussing detrimental environmental impacts of Coal Ash by Dr. Avner VENGOSH, Duke University is available within the aforementioned Futurity article.
EPA Moves to Scrap Rules for Coal Ash Pollution
(Brandi BUCHMAN, Courthouse News; July 30, 2019)
https://www.courthousenews.com/epa-moves-to-scrap-rules-for-coal-ash-pollution/


Coal Ash Pre-Publication Version of the Proposal:  Enhancing Public Access to Information and Reconsideration of Beneficial Use Criteria and Piles
(U. S. EPA; July 30, 2019)
https://www.epa.gov/coalash/pre-publication-version-proposal-enhancing-public-access-information-and-reconsideration


N. B.:  For addition information regarding Coal Ash Waste, please click on the link of my former June 27, 2018 blog post provided below:

Coal Ash Rule, Coal Combustion Residuals (CCRs) & Groundwater Contamination





Video:


America’s Dirty Little Secret:  Coal Ash 
(Link TV - Earth Focus; May 20, 2014)





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