Press Mention LEED Points January 29, 2014
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EPA to Finalize First-Ever Coal Ash Regulations This Year
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The EPA announced plans to finalize first-ever federal regulations for coal ash disposal by December 19, 2014, following a lawsuit settlement brought by environmental groups including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy. The settlement responds to years of regulatory delay and the 2008 Kingston coal ash spill in Tennessee that released over one billion gallons of toxic sludge into local rivers. Environmental groups emphasize the need for strong federal protections to address coal ash contamination at over 200 sites nationwide.
Now we have certainty that the EPA is going to take some action to protect us and all of the hundreds of communities across the country that are being poisoned by coal ash dumps.
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