Trump EPA Proposes Weaker Coal Ash Rules, More Use at Construction Sites

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By James BruggersAug 1, 2019, 4:20 am142 pts
The latest proposed rule change would also relax some of the safeguards intended to prevent water contamination from that type of dumping of potentially toxic ash. By James Bruggers Just as utilities have begun making costly plans to move toxic coal ash out of fragile storage ponds to protect waterways and…

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