Coal Ash

March 25, 2020 | Article

Under the Cover of COVID, Polluters Seek Free Pass to Pollute

Polluting industries are lobbying the government to loosen restrictions and waive monitoring requirements.

March 20, 2020 | Reference

Coal Ash: Background Information

A backgrounder on coal ash and its impacts, a summary of the years-long efforts to safeguard communities from this toxic waste, and a guide to the ongoing attempts to erase those gains.

March 6, 2020 | Letter

CCR Part B: Request for Public Hearing and Comment Period Extension

Request on behalf of 66 organizations for Public Hearing and 120-Day Comment Period for Proposed Rule, “A Holistic Approach to Closure Part B: Alternate Demonstration for Unlined Surface Impoundments; Implementation of Closure,” EPA-HQ-OLEM-2019-0173 and Proposed Federal CCR Permit Program, EPA-HQ-OLEM-2019-0361

February 24, 2020 | In the News: Utility Dive

Final EPA Coal Ash Proposal Could Allow Some Ponds To Go Unlined

Lisa Evans, Senior Counsel, Coal Program, Earthjustice: "EPA is proposing that there be an alternate liner, but that is really no liner at all."

February 6, 2020 | Article

In the Fight to Clean up Coal Ash, These States Are Making Progress

Our partners are working to enact coal ash cleanup legislation across the nation. Here are some locations where they've succeeded.

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

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 5, 2019 | Reference

List of Plants Where Coal-Ash Contaminated Groundwater Exceeds Allowable State and/or Federal Limits

List of 133 plants in 29 states and Puerto Rico whose owners have posted notifications that the groundwater exceeds state and/or federal limits of contamination, without an alternate source demonstration, for one or more of the following toxic substances: Antimony, Arsenic, Barium, Beryllium, Cadmium, Chromium, Cobalt, Lead, Lithium, Molybdenum, Selenium, Thallium, and Radium 226 and 228 combined.

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