Posts Tagged ‘Coal Ash’
Landmark Coal Ash Protections Under Attack
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is planning to eviscerate important, hard-won regulations on coal ash, a toxic waste left after burning coal for energy.
Read MoreEPA wants to gut landmark coal ash protections, conceding to industry pressure
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency shared plans to weaken landmark coal ash protections, following a year of pressure from industry.
Read MoreEPA moves to weaken long overdue coal ash protections
Yesterday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that it will delay deadlines to require utilities to inspect coal ash contamination and begin to clean up coal ash impoundments with a draft extension rule and companion proposal.
Read MoreThousands urge EPA to regulate coal dust from trains polluting communities and waterways
Appalachian Voices submitted a letter signed by nearly 4,000 individuals urging the Trump administration’s newly appointed Environmental Protection Agency administrator, Lee Zeldin, to develop new protections from coal dust that blows off of trains, contaminating waterways and posing serious public health risks.
Read MoreStatement on utilities’ request to roll back coal ash and greenhouse gas protections
If granted, Duke Energy and other utilities’ request to weaken coal ash and air pollution rules would harm hard-working families living near power plants.
Read MoreIn “Valley so Low,” an environmental disaster creates a crisis for cleanup workers – and restitution proves elusive
“Valley So Low” explores 15 years of harm to the workers who cleaned up the Kingston Coal Ash Spill and their pursuit of justice.
Read MoreFor 16th Anniversary of Kingston Coal Ash Spill, Communities Honor Cleanup Workers
For the 16th anniversary of the devastating Kingston Coal Ash Spill, families and allies of cleanup workers, including the Sierra Club and Appalachian Voices, set up billboards commemorating the heroic cleanup workers whose health has been impacted by the exposure to coal ash.
Read MoreNew limits on power plant pollution aim to protect communities and the climate
EPA Action to Prevent Power Plant Pollution
New EPA rules to regulate pollution from coal and gas power plants could have major impacts on public health and the environment.
Read MoreCommunities honor Kingston coal ash cleanup workers with video, billboards, and ceremony for 15th spill anniversary
To honor cleanup workers for the 15th anniversary of TVA’s Kingston Coal Ash Spill, communities released a powerful short video and set up five billboards. Roane County, which just established the spill anniversary as an annual day of remembrance for the workers, will also hold a ceremony on Dec. 22 at 10 a.m. ET on the steps of the Roane County Courthouse: 200 E Race St #11, Kingston, TN 37763.
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