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EPA sets new rules on coal ash
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday issued new federal rules for handling coal ash, the waste product of coal-fired power plants. Coal ash is often stored in ponds near utilities. The rules require that the utilities to regularly assess the structural integrity of the ponds and monitor groundwater. Environmentalists said they were disappointed the EPA did not declare coal ash to be hazardous waste.
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday issued new federal rules for handling coal ash, the waste product of coal-fired power plants. Coal ash is often stored in ponds near utilities. The rules require that the utilities to regularly assess the structural integrity of the ponds and monitor groundwater. Environmentalists said they were disappointed the EPA did not declare coal ash to be hazardous waste.
