STATEWIDE ORGANIZING FOR COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT et al v. UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY et al
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1:22-cv-02562
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May 17, 2023
EPA Proposes Rule For Legacy Coal Ash Disposal Sites
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed a new rule Wednesday that would expand federal regulations requiring the safe management of coal ash dumped at operating and retired power plants, which are currently unregulated at the federal level, in a move an environmental advocate called "a really big deal."
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February 03, 2023
EPA To Consider Closing Loophole In Coal Ash Rule
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking public comment on whether it should close a loophole in its regulations that exempts tons of toxic coal ash in inactive landfills from government oversight, according to an EPA notice published Friday in the Federal Register.
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August 26, 2022
Groups Say Coal Ash Rule Pitfalls Hurts Low-Income People
The Sierra Club and others sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, saying its failure to regulate inactive landfills containing ash created by coal-fired power plants is putting low-income communities at serious risk of skin and liver cancer and contaminating groundwater.