US EditionTrump administration proposes more flexible regulations for coal plants’ toxic waste disposal
The proposal would relax groundwater checks and cleanup requirements, while industry says stricter rules raise costs and environmental groups warn of more toxic pollution.
- On Thursday, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed weakened rules for coal ash disposal, easing groundwater protection standards and rolling back cleanup requirements for coal-fired power plants.
- Following disasters like the 2008 Tennessee dike failure spreading coal ash over 300 acres, the agency originally regulated coal ash, later strengthened by the Obama and Biden administrations.
- Coal and energy associations argued that stringent regulations "needlessly diverted funds" from meeting the Nation's energy needs, claiming rules increased costs without corresponding environmental benefits.
- Nicholas Torrey, an attorney with the Southern Environmental Law Center, warned that "toxic metals and pollutants leach out" into water, risking contamination and exposing residents to toxic waste.
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News & RecordEPA wants to weaken clean water regulations
The Environmental Protection Agency proposed weakened rules Thursday governing the safe disposal of ash produced by burning coal. Those regulations were strengthened under the Biden administration as part of a wider crackdown on pollution from coal-fired power plants.
Donald Trump Guts Public Health Protection to Bolster Big Coal - CleanTechnica
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Washington, D.C. — Today, Donald Trump’s administration took direct aim at the health and lives of hundreds of American communities, announcing plans to gut critical protections against deadly coal ash pollution — one of the most toxic industrial waste streams ...
EPA proposes gutting rules for handling toxic coal ash, a move that threatens groundwater
The Trump administration on Thursday proposed weakening rules for the disposal of ash produced by burning coal that can contain hazardous heavy metals and contaminate groundwater.
EPA Wants to Roll Back Rules on Disposing Coal Plant Ash
The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday proposed weakened rules governing the safe disposal of ash produced by burning coal. The regulations were strengthened under the Biden administration as part of a wider crackdown on pollution from coal-fired power plants. The Trump administration would ease standards for monitoring and protecting groundwater...
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