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EPA plans to regulate coal ash
Agency proposals would address risks of unsafe coal ash disposal, while supporting safe forms of beneficial ...
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EPA Strengthens S.S. Badger Consent Decree in Response to Public Comments; Penalties Increased for Failing to Cease Coal Ash Discharge to Lake Michigan at End of 2014 Sailing Season
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced the filing of a motion to enter a revised consent decree that requires Lake Michigan Carferry Service, Inc. (LMC) of Ludington, Michigan to cease the discharge of coal ash from the S.S. Badger at the end of the 2014 sailing season. The revised consent decree was strengthened in response to almost 8,000 public comments on a proposed consent ...
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S.S. Badger Coal Ash Discharge to Lake Michigan to Cease by End of 2014 Sailing Season
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced the lodging of a proposed consent decree that requires Lake Michigan Carferry Service, Inc. (LMC) of Ludington, Michigan, to eliminate the discharge of coal ash into Lake Michigan by the end of the 2014 sailing season. In 2013 and 2014, the ferry will reduce its discharge of coal ash and LMC will pay a $25,000 civil penalty for violating ...
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EPA taking necessary steps to ensure safety of alliant energy corporation`s coal ash impoundments at burlington, Iowa
As part of an ongoing comprehensive review of the structural integrity of coal ash impoundment sites nationwide, EPA has required additional testing to ensure the safety and determine any corrective action necessary for five coal ash impoundments at the Alliant Energy Corporation’s Interstate Power and Light facility in Burlington, Iowa. EPA does not believe the impoundments are at ...
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Statement from EPA on coal ash
WASHINGTON - EPA's pending decision on regulating coal ash waste from power plants, expected this month, will be delayed for a short period due to the complexity of the analysis the agency is currently finishing. As part of her commitment to ensuring the protection of public health and the environment regarding coal ash, EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson had set a deadline to complete the ...
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EPA review finds coal ash ponds at alliant energy corporation in burlington, Iowa, meet safety standards
As part of an ongoing comprehensive review of the structural integrity of coal ash impoundment sites nationwide, EPA has concluded its review of an independent investigation at the Alliant Energy Corporation’s Interstate Power and Light facility in Burlington, Iowa. The investigation finds that the five coal ash impoundments at the facility meet acceptable factors of safety. EPA agrees with ...
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Public Comments Sought on Proposed Coal Ash Cleanup Settlement with Rotary Drilling Supply in Jefferson County, Mo.
EPA Region 7 and Rotary Drilling have reached a proposed agreement to address environmental impacts from the unauthorized disposal of approximately 140,000 tons of coal ash from the Rush Island Power Plant owned and operated by Union Electric Company (d/b/a Ameren Missouri). EPA is accepting public comment on the settlement pursuant to the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). ...
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EPA to hold public hearing in Pittsburgh on proposed coal ash regulations (PA)
When: Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2010 – 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Where: Omni Hotel, 530 William Penn Place, Pittsburgh, Pa. What: This is one of eight public hearings on the agency’s proposal to regulate the disposal and management of coal ash from coal-fired power plants. EPA’s proposal is the first-ever national effort to ensure the safe disposal and management of coal ash from coal-fired ...
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Media Advisory: EPA public hearing tomorrow in Charlotte on proposed coal ash regulations (NC)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is hosting a public hearing on the agency’s proposal to regulate the disposal and management of coal ash from coal-fired power plants. EPA’s proposal is the first-ever national effort to ensure the safe disposal and management of coal ash from coal-fired power plants. TIME: 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. DATE: Tuesday, September 14 PLACE: Holiday Inn ...
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EPA opens registration for Knoxville, TN hearing on proposed Coal Ash regulations (TN)
On Wednesday, October 27, 2010 in Knoxville, Tenn, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will host its 8th public hearing on the agency’s proposal to regulate the disposal and management of coal ash from coal-fired power plants. EPA’s proposal is the first-ever national effort to ensure the safe disposal and management of coal ash from coal-fired power plants. TIME: 9:00 a.m. to ...
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EPA plan allowing unlined coal ash pits puts drinking water at risk
BOSTON -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a rule Wednesday that would allow at least some unlined coal ash ponds to continue operating. The proposal is the administration’s fourth rollback of modest rules adopted in 2015 to protect Americans from this toxic residue. John Rumpler, clean water program director for Environment America, made the following statement ...
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House passes bill on coal ash
The House on Thursday passed legislation giving states greater control over the management of coal ash, a coal combustion byproduct that poses environmental threats when put in landfills but is also commonly recycled for use in cement, concrete and other products. Some Democrats saw the measure as yet another attempt by the Republican majority to strip the Environmental Protection Agency of ...
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Media advisory: EPA announces public hearing in Chicago Sept. 16 on proposed coal ash regulations (IL)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is hosting a public hearing on the agency’s proposal to regulate the disposal and management of coal ash from coal-fired power plants. EPA’s proposal is the first-ever national effort to ensure the safe disposal and management of this material. TIME: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. DATE: Thursday, Sept. 16 PLACE: Hilton Chicago, 720 S. Michigan Ave. The ...
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EPA Announces First National Regulations to Safeguard Disposal of Coal Ash
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced the first national regulations to provide for the safe disposal of coal combustion residuals (coal ash) from coal-fired power plants. The final rule establishes safeguards to protect communities from coal ash impoundment failures, like the catastrophic Kingston, Tenn., spill in 2008, and establishes safeguards to prevent groundwater ...
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Coal Ash Anticipated to Be Regulated As Nonhazardous Waste, Duke Energy Says
Forthcoming regulations from the Environmental Protection Agency are likely to designate coal ash as a nonhazardous waste despite a recent high-profile spill of the material in North Carolina, Duke Energy Corp. said. “We do expect it will be designated as nonhazardous,” Keith Trent, chief operating officer of regulated utilities for Duke Energy, said during a conference call ...
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EPA Approves the State of Kansas’ Coal Ash Management Plan
Simultaneously with the effective date of the first national regulations for the safe disposal of coal combustion residuals (coal ash) from coal-fired power plants, EPA Region 7 gave conditional approval to the State of Kansas’ plan to implement the rule’s provisions Monday, Oct. 19. “We applaud the State of Kansas for their leadership in protecting human health and the ...
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EPA announces a schedule of public hearings on proposed coal ash regulations
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is hosting seven public hearings on the agency’s proposal to regulate the disposal and management of coal ash from coal-fired power plants. EPA’s proposal is the first-ever national effort to ensure the safe disposal and management of coal ash from coal-fired power plants. Each hearing will begin at 10:00 a.m. and continue until 9:00 ...
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EPA Evaluation Finds Use of Coal Ash in Concrete and Wallboard Appropriate
Using a newly developed methodology, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released its evaluation of the two largest beneficial uses of encapsulated coal combustion residuals (CCR or coal ash): use in concrete as a substitute for portland cement, and the use of flue gas desulfurization gypsum as a substitute for mined gypsum in wallboard. EPA’s evaluation concluded that the ...
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Regulator fines Duke Energy nearly $7M for coal ash spill
The country's largest electric company is being fined $6.6 million for environmental pollution related to a big spill of liquefied coal ash in 2014, North Carolina environmental regulators said Tuesday. The fine covers violations that Duke Energy admitted when it pleaded guilty to federal pollution crimes nine months ago and agreed to pay $102 million in fines and restitution, the state ...
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EPA releases report on coal ash impoundments at AEP’s philip sporn facility
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a draft report and related materials concerning two coal ash impoundments at American Electric Power’s (AEP) Philip Sporn facility in West Virginia. Out of an abundance of caution and in the spirit of transparency, EPA notified West Virginia and Ohio public officials, first responders and American Energy and Power of concerns about the ...
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