EPA Coal Ash Regulations Take Effect Today, But Battle Continues

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By GuestOct 19, 2015, 5:50 pm107 ptsTrending
By Rhiannon Fionn Until the Tennessee Valley Authority’s coal ash disaster shoved homes from their foundations in the middle of the night in Dec. 2008, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, bending to pressure from industry, allowed coal plants to self monitor coal ash waste. But once the glare of the…

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