The EPA Rolled Back a Coal Ash Rule Minutes After Hearing From People Living with Coal Ash

The EPA rolled back a coal ash rule minutes after hearing from people living with coal ash

The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a rollback of some rules around the management of so-called coal ash, the toxic material left after burning coal to generate electricity.

Trump’s EPA delays rules requiring toxic coal ash cleanup

The Trump administration just dealt another blow to U.S. environmental regulations — one that could allow more contamination of drinking water from toxic coal ash contamination. The Environmental Protection Agency proposed on July 17 to extend deadlines for required reporting and groundwater monitoring at coal ash…

Black Communities at Risk as EPA Delays Coal Ash Rules - Dallas Weekly

The Environmental Protection Agency’s latest move in its ongoing effort to roll back the Biden Administration’s advancements centers on coal ash, the toxic byproduct of coal-fired power plants. Utilities will now have even more time before they have to do seemingly basic things such as reporting any contamination to the EPA and installing groundwater monitoring systems. While the act of burning coal generates huge amounts of carbon and other tox…