Coal Ash

April 23, 2020 | In the News: WVPE

NIPSCO To Remove Toxic Coal Ash From Ponds At Michigan City Plant

Lisa Evans, Senior Counsel, Coal Program, Earthjustice: “Damage in Pines has not yet been remedied — everyone is not on clean water. And when coal ash is allowed to escape into the environment, it’s hard to get back."

April 13, 2020 | In the News: Bloomberg Law

EPA Extends Comment Period for Coal Ash Proposal

Environmental advocacy group Earthjustice had asked for the extension due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

April 6, 2020 | Fact Sheet

CCR Part B Fact Sheet Spanish / Hoja Informativa: Regla Propuesta de la Parte B

La propuesta aumenta el daño a la salud y al medio ambiente al debilitar severamente la regulación a las cenizas de carbón (CCR) de 2015

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 | Fact Sheet

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

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