U.S. sets standards for coal ash
Since [2008] the
EPA has documented 132
cases in which coal-fired power
plant waste damaged rivers, streams and lakes, and 123 where it
has tainted underground water sources, in many
cases legally.
Dina CAPPIELLO
The Associated Press
BUSINESS
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Friday set the first national standards for waste generated from coal burned for electricity, treating it more like household garbage rather than a hazardous material.
Environmentalists had pushed for the...
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