The Latest On: Coal Ash
Lisa Evans, Senior Counsel, Coal Program, Earthjustice: “We should be evaluating whether these facilities or sites actually have to be moved or re-secured. [Places that] may have been OK in 1990, may be a disaster waiting to happen in 2021.”
Lisa Evans, Senior Counsel, Coal Program, Earthjustice: “That says it all when we see what Duke is doing or not doing in Indiana and what IDEM is making them do versus what other states are making them do. We have to ask why?”
Lisa Evans, Senior Counsel, Coal Program, Earthjustice: "The emphasis on excavation of coal ash when it is in contact with groundwater or when it threatens a nearby water body is incredibly important. I would hope that he would bring that to the federal EPA to be implemented throughout the nation."
Lisa Evans, Senior Counsel, Coal Program, Earthjustice: "The safest way to close the coal ash pond is to remove the ash and put it in a landfill that’s fortified with failsafe mechanisms to keep communities safe if and when it leaks."
