Environmental

First-ever Coal Ash Rule Published: Safeguards Begin This Fall

Victory: EPA safeguard brings relief, but communities concerned about House efforts to stop these overdue protections

The devastating coal ash spill at Kingston, TN, in December 2008. One billion gallons of toxic coal ash spilled from the Tennessee Valley Authority's Kingston Fossil Plant, covering 300 acres.

The devastating coal ash spill at Kingston, TN, in December 2008. One billion gallons of toxic coal ash spilled from the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Kingston Fossil Plant, covering 300 acres. Photo by United Mountain Defense

Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2015.  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today published its final coal ash rule that sets an effective date for…

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