Coal Ash Is Not Hazardous Waste under U.S. Agency Rules

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2. So the states try to enforce new rules & Big Coal takes it to the pro-corporate USSC

Am I missing something here? How the HELL can the EPA say this is a step forward? By stating arsenic and lead are non-hazardous wastes, it is leaving an open invitation to Big Coal to challenge any state claiming otherwise. Further, since coal ash travels across state lines via wind and water, it obviously creates interstate situations requiring federal regulatory oversight and enforcement.

More from the link:

The agency first proposed rules governing coal ash storage in 2010, in the wake of a massive spill at a ruptured holding pond in Tennessee that has cost more than $1 billion to clean up.

Environmental groups expressed disappointment with the long-anticipated rules, saying they did not go far enough in protecting the environment and human health in areas where coal ash is stored.