Tennessee Coal Ash Hearing Sends EPA Strong Message
On Wednesday, October 27th, EPA held an 8th and final public hearing on proposed coal ash regulations in Knoxville, TN. EPA nearly left Tennessee off the list of public hearing sites, but…
SACE Releases TN Coal Ash Report in Advance of EPA Public Hearing
Just a few weeks after the December 2008 Kingston coal ash disaster, on January 7, 2009, SACE Executive Director, Dr. Stephen A. Smith, traveled to Washington, D.C. with five residents of Harriman,…
Special Report: Industry wraps coal ash regulation fight in the mantle of civil rights
Guest Blog by Sue Sturgis, Editorial Director, Institute for Southern Studies/Facing South SPECIAL REPORT: Industry wraps coal ash regulation fight in the mantle of civil rights Standing out among the more than 250…
SACE Staff Testify at EPA Coal Ash Hearing
On Tuesday September 14 in Charlotte, NC hundreds of citizens, environmentalists, industry representatives and others gathered to voice their opinions about EPA's two proposals to regulate coal ash waste - the hazardous…
Tennesseans Voice Coal Ash Concerns Despite EPA Initial Oversight
With the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) initially appearing to have ignored TN in the siting of Coal Ash Public Hearings, the citizens of East Tennessee held their own public hearing to ensure…
Time to crack down on toxic coal ash
SACE is closely following the issue of coal ash waste, and the proposed Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule to finally regulate the toxic by-product of burning coal. To highlight the importance of…
Evidence Mounts As We Wait For Meaningful Coal Ash Regulation
EPA has finally taken initial action to regulate coal ash. In a preliminary announcement on May 4, EPA proposed two distinctly different options for regulating the toxic mess left behind from burning…
EPA Rules Mean Big Challenges Ahead for Dirty Coal
In recent months, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has taken great strides to improve air quality and protect the environment by proposing stricter standards for ozone and sulfur dioxide, and begin regulation…
A year since the Kingston disaster and still no coal ash regulations
How long will it take before the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) lives up to its responsibility to protect human health and the environment? With respect to coal combustion waste, apparently a little…
Just How Toxic Was That TVA Coal Ash Disaster?
As we approach the 1 year anniversary of the unprecedented Tennessee Valley Authority coal ash disaster in Kingston, TN, the Environmental Integrity Project (EIP) brings us new ground breaking data showing just…