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Press Mention Southern Studies October 2, 2013

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Federal court orders EPA to get moving on coal ash rules

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A federal judge ruled that the EPA must establish regulations for safe coal ash disposal, siding with environmental groups including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy in a lawsuit challenging the agency's failure to regulate coal ash. The decision was prompted by the 2008 TVA Kingston coal ash spill in Tennessee that contaminated two rivers and affected a residential community. The court ordered the EPA to move forward with long-delayed rulemaking to protect communities from toxic coal ash contamination.

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