Ulla Reeves: Five years after coal ash spill, EPA safeguards overdue

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Op-ed by Ulla Reeves, high risk energy program director for SACE, marking the fifth anniversary of the Kingston coal ash spill disaster in Roane County, Tennessee. Reeves criticizes the EPA's failure to finalize coal ash regulations despite promises made after the 2008 spill, and highlights ongoing threats from 118 billion gallons of toxic coal ash stored across the Southeast. She notes that SACE joined environmental groups in suing the EPA in April 2012 to demand finalized coal ash regulations.