"EPA determined that improperly constructed or managed coal ash disposal units have been linked to cases of harm to surface or ground water or to the air. This new rule addresses the risks from coal ash disposal identified in these cases - leaking of contaminants into groundwater, blowing of ...
The article presents the final rule on the definition of solid waste from the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) in the U.S. The rule defined solid waste as those classified as harmful if discarded. It is also proclaimed by three principal regulatory provisions and factors to ...
Members of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights at a Jan. 22 hearing on EPA's coal ash disposal rule appeared to doubt whether the rule is protective of poor, minority and otherwise disadvantaged communities, highlighting perceived weaknesses in its enforcement methods and restrictions on facility...