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Article: United States: Coal ash disposal loophole is feared as EPA considers new rules.
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- November 4, 2009
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is considering designating coal ash from power plants as hazardous material if it's kept wet, and non-hazardous if it's moved to a dry landfill.
The new option was included with other possibilities already under discussion in a General Accountability Office document released Friday, drawing criticism from environmentalists. The EPA has said it will make a decision on regulating coal ash by the year's end.
The drive to regulate coal ash, which several groups have sought for years, gained new urgency after the massive Tennessee Valley Authority Kingston spill last December. It could cost ...