Coal Program

February 6, 2020 | Letter

Coal Combustion Residuals Closure Deadlines (Part A) Hearing Request

Request for Public Hearings and 120-Day Comment Periods for Proposed Rules regarding Coal Combustion Residuals Closure Deadlines (Part A) and Revision of Steam Electric Power Generating Effluent Limitations Guidelines

February 6, 2020 | Letter

NOI for Failure to Perform Nondiscretionary Duties

60-Day Notice of Intent to Sue for Failure to Perform Nondiscretionary Duties under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

February 6, 2020 | In the News: Courier & Press

Judge: IDEM broke public comment rules on Spencer County coal-to-diesel plant air permit

January 31, 2020 | Legal Document

Part A Comments: EPA-HQ-OLEM-2019-0172

Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System: Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals From Electric Utilities; A Holistic Approach to Closure Part A: Deadline To Initiate Closure. Comments of Earthjustice, Environmental Integrity Project, Sierra Club, Waterkeeper Alliance, Clean Water Action, Natural Resources Defense Council, Southern Environmental Law Center, Labadie Environmental Organization, Hoosier Environmental Council, Prairie Rivers Network, and Eco-Justice Collaborative

January 21, 2020 | Legal Document

ELG Comments: EPA-HQ-OW-2009-0819

Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Steam Electric Power Generating Point Source Category. Comments of Earthjustice, Environmental Integrity Project, Sierra Club, Clean Water Action, Natural Resources Defense Council, Waterkeeper Alliance, Southern Environmental Law Center, and The Center For Biological Diversity

December 12, 2019 | In the News: Kentucky Forward

Kentucky Among Southern States Split On Dealing With EPA’s Rollbacks Of Coal Ash Disposal Regulations

Lisa Evans, Senior Counsel, Earthjustice: “In this political climate, it’s essential for states to protect the health of their residents. But for every state that takes action, you have [others] that don’t.”

November 22, 2019 | In the News: Utility Dive

On the EPA Proposal To Relax Power Plant Wastewater Standards

Thomas Cmar, Deputy Managing Attorney, Coal Program: "The real tragedy here is that there are real harms happening to communities that are downstream from these power plants while EPA plays these regulatory games in Washington."

November 21, 2019 | Press Release

Hundreds of Documents Released Detailing Plans to Build Migrant Detention Facilities at Contaminated Fort Bliss Site

Up to 7,500 unaccompanied minors would have been held at toxic site according to plans unearthed by environmental and community advocates

November 21, 2019 | Press Release

Cientos de Documentos Revelan Planes Para Construir Instalaciones de Detención de Migrantes en Sitio Contaminado de Texas

Hasta 7.500 menores no acompañados hubiesen sido retenidos en Fort Bliss, de acuerdo con los planes descubiertos por defensores ambientales y comunitarios

November 21, 2019 | Feature

Stopping Toxic Cages

An unprecedented collection of government documents regarding Fort Bliss sheds light on the process that the Trump administration follows to create migrant detention centers and its disregard to human rights and public health.

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