Send your support: U.S. House to take up bill on coal ash regulation
The U.S. House is expected to take up a bill on coal ash regulation soon. It's time to let your Congressmen know how you feel about it.
Basin Electric Power Cooperative
- October 6, 2011
In June 2010, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed regulations governing the disposal of coal combustion residuals, often called coal ash. EPA proposed multiple options. One option was to classify it as hazardous and another as non-hazardous. The hazardous approach would include significant costs and affect the beneficial applications of coal ash in products like shingles and bricks. Read more, “Target: Coal ash,” http://bit.ly/TargetCoalAsh.
H.R. 2273 (formerly H.R. 1391), which would prevent EPA from regulating coal combustion residuals under the hazardous waste provisions, will soon be brought to the U.S. House floor. The bill, introduced by Rep. David McKinley (R-WV), will protect beneficial uses of coal ash and protect the environment at the least cost to consumers.
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association has set up a form to make it easy to contact members of Congress about this issue. Go to Take Action Network. Let your Congressmen know you support legislation that prevents the EPA from regulating coal ash as hazardous.
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