coal ash

Coal companies want a relaxation of coal ash standards, and wrote a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency to request one. Lee Zeldin, the head of the EPA, may give it to them. Opponents say the move would wreak havoc on human health and water sources.

The Environmental Protection Agency would give coal plants more time to close unlined coal ash ponds, and ease rules on wastewater. Opponents say that prolongs the risk of toxic spills.