The Latest On: Coal
January 11, 2022
| In the News: CNN
EPA begins enforcement on clean up of toxic coal-ash ponds
Lisa Evans, Senior Counsel, Coal Program, Earthjustice: “Enforcement of the rule's provisions is desperately needed, as coal plants have demonstrated they don't care about polluting water or putting people's health at risk, and they have taken full advantage of the Trump EPA's hands-off policy. The result is nationwide pollution of water at coal plants.”
January 11, 2022
| In the News: The Hill
EPA takes steps toward addressing toxic coal residue
Lisa Evans, Senior Counsel, Coal Program, Earthjustice: “EPA, has not, to date, since the rule was promulgated in 2015, enforced the rule. It’s stunning that there have been no enforcement actions when in fact there is widespread, substantial noncompliance.”
January 11, 2022
| Press Release
Biden Administration Announces Crackdown on Coal Power Plants’ Contamination of Water
January 10, 2022
| Press Release
Biden Administration Defends Trump-era Decision that Fails to Account for the Costs of Pollution from Leasing Publicly Owned Coal
