Coal Ash News April 2024

Coal Ash News April 2024. A 2022 study by the environmental nonprofit earthjustice found that 94 percent of the u.s.’s coal ash ponds remain unlined, posing a cancer risk for nearby communities—disproportionately. Environmental advocates say new rules announced thursday by the u.s.

A final rule that will require the safe management of coal ash that is placed in areas that were unregulated at the federal level until now, including at previously used. Epa finalized a major update to its coal ash rules in april.