coal combustion waste News
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Pennsylvania Groundwater Contaminated By Coal Ash
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, September 18, 2007 (ENS) - Disposing of coal ash in mines is contaminating water supplies throughout Pennsylvania, according to a report released today by the advocacy group Clean Air Task Force and the nonprofit, public interest law firm Earthjustice. In 10 of 15 mines examined across the state, groundwater and streams near areas where coal ash, or coal combustion ...
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EPA posts list of 44 “high hazard potential” coal ash waste impoundments
As part of its ongoing efforts to protect human health and the environment, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has posted a list of 44 “high hazard potential” impoundments containing coal combustion residuals, commonly referred to as coal ash, at 26 different coal burning electric utility facilities. EPA is releasing this information after interagency coordination with FEMA’s Risk Analysis ...
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EPA Sampling Shows No Health Risk at Rotary Drilling Supply Site and Willers Lake
EPA Region 7’s sampling and analysis of soil and water at Rotary Drilling Supply, Inc.’s property near Crystal City, Mo., indicates no human health risk from the coal combustion residuals (CCR) waste there. EPA also indicated that adjacent Willers Lake does not pose a risk to human health and is appropriate for public use, including swimming, boating, fishing and fish consumption. ...
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Conservationists Sue to Make Defunct Miners Pay for Cleanups
WASHINGTON, DC, November 6, 2007 (ENS) - Conservation groups have filed a 60 day notice of their intent to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, for failure to establish financial assurance regulations for facilities that handle hazardous substances. Annoucing the legal action on Tuesday, the groups said they want to make it harder for mining and other polluting industries to skip ...
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Report: 20 Additional Toxic Coal Ash Contamination Sites Found in 10 States
As Congress Considers "Deregulating" Toxic Coal Ash, Citizens Plea for Federal Enforcement of Standards to Protect Their Drinking Water; EIP Report Details How Arsenic & Other Dangerous Pollutants Contaminated Groundwater and Soil at Newly Identified Sites in FL, GA, IL, IN, IA, KY, NV, SC, TN and TX. WASHINGTON, Dec. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A total of 20 additional coal ash ...
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