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  1. June 16, 2009, 2:33 pm

    ENVIRONMENT: EPA Not Ready To Name Coal Ash Locations

    Senator Barbara Boxer, a California Dem, stirred excitement last Friday when she decried the “huge muzzle” the Obama administration placed on her by deciding not to disclose the whereabouts of more than 40 dumpsites full of coal ash — the often toxic combustion waste from coal-fired power plants. Read more

  2. April 29, 2009, 11:33 am

    ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT: New Coal Ash Regulations Coming?

    Now that the Environmental Protection Agency has ended years of delay and pledged to regulate coal ash — the often toxic combustion waste that’s caused damage nationwide — Congressional attention is turning toward other ways to tighten federal oversight of the ash. Of specific interest: the Clean Water Act (CWA), which is the primary law protecting streams, lakes, and wetlands from pollution. Read more

  3. March 16, 2009, 1:21 pm

    ENVIRONMENT: More Coal Ash on the Way?

    A massive, late-December coal ash spill in eastern Tennessee helped publicize the many dangers of the often toxic solid waste generated by burning coal for electricity. Read more

  4. February 23, 2009, 4:52 pm

    ENVIRONMENT: Top Ten Coal Ash States

    Coal ash — the often toxic solid waste generated by burning coal for electricity, and the focus of a recent Center investigation — has largely been viewed as a regional problem, limited to the coal-heavy eastern United States. Indeed, the Center’s map of 194 ash landfills and 161 ash ponds seems concentrated up and down the East Coast. But it turns out it’s a mistake to view the issue through a regional lens. Read more

  5. February 19, 2009, 1:34 pm

    ENVIRONMENT: Coal Ash Debate Now Moves to Minefilling

    Ever since that disastrous late December coal-ash spill in Eastern Tennessee, Congressional attention has focused on one federal agency — the Environmental Protection Agency. But as lawmakers pressure the EPA to regulate coal ash — the often toxic solid waste generated by burning coal for electricity, and the focus of a new Center investigation — environmentalists are also nervously eyeing the draft of a proposed rule floated by the Interior Department — and praying it’ll forever fade. Read more

  6. January 07, 2009, 3:36 pm

    COAL ASH: The Hidden History

    The massive coal ash spill in eastern Tennessee in late December is rekindling an old but contentious debate over just how to regulate coal ash — the often toxic solid waste left by burning the black rock to produce electricity. The recent spill is shining a new spotlight on coal ash, but the regulatory history is little known. The debate came to a head in a fierce inter-agency struggle in the waning days of the Clinton administration, only to fade during the Bush years. Read more

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