McClatchy Newspapers: The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday proposed the nation's first federal rules for the disposal of contaminant-laden ash from coal-fired power plants, but delayed a decision for at least three months on whether coal ash should be regulated as a hazardous substance. The ash contains the contaminated remains of coal, including mercury, arsenic, cadmium and other substances that can cause cancer and other illnesses. The EPA's testing has shown that without protections, these ......
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EPA postpones decision that would toughen coal ash rules
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on May 4th, 2010
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