House Votes to Give Coal Ash Dumps a Free Pass, President Stops Short of Veto Threat
The following is a post written by Professor Rena Steinzor and originally published yesterday on the Center for Progressive Reform Blog. As Prof. Steinzor notes, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to…
Kingston Coal Ash Trial Underway
This week marks the beginning of a federal trial resulting from the 2008 Kingston coal ash disaster. That environmental catastrophe resulted in 5.4 million cubic yards of toxic coal ash being dumped…
Serious flaws found in EPA coal ash rule cost-benefit analysis
The post below discusses a recent announcement from Earthjustice, Environmental Integrity Project and the Stockholm Environment Institute regarding the cost of coal ash regulations. This post, written by Sue Sturgis, is reposted…
Legal Victory Spells Trouble for Plant Washington
This week marked a major victory for clean water and a step in the right direction for clean energy in Georgia, as a judge threw out water use permits for the proposed…