Yes, we ought to do a Convio alert. We also need to send comments for the Chapter.
Jim Sconyers jim_scon@yahoo.com 304.698.9628
Remember: Mother Nature bats last.
________________________________ From: "Grubb, Karen" Karen.Grubb@fairmontstate.edu To: WV Chapter Energy Committee EC@osenergy.org Sent: Tue, May 4, 2010 2:57:30 PM Subject: [EC] FW: EPA announces coal ash rule today!
Should we do a future Convio on this topic?
-----Original Message----- From: Announcements from the National Coal Campaign team. [mailto:COAL-CAMPAIGN-ALERTS@LISTS.SIERRACLUB.ORG] On Behalf Of Lyndsay Moseley Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 2:39 PM To: COAL-CAMPAIGN-ALERTS@LISTS.SIERRACLUB.ORG Subject: EPA announces coal ash rule today!
All:
EPA finally proposed new safeguards for toxic coal ash today! After a quick review, EPA has proposed two options for regulation of coal ash under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), and is seeking public comment on both options. The first option designates coal ash as a "special waste" under Subtitle C of RCRA and would provide the kind of federally enforceable safeguards we've been advocating for to adequately protect the public from toxic coal ash. The other option regulates coal ash under Subtitle D of RCRA and the other treats toxic coal ash (which contains potentially dangerous levels of arsenic, lead, and other heavy metals) less stringent than household garbage. Both the science and past failures of the patchwork of state-based regulations call for the stronger, federal protections. There will be a 90-day public comment period during which Sierra Club will be working hard to call on EPA to adopt the most protective safeguards. Stay tuned!
Here is a link to the proposed rule: http://www.epa.gov/osw/nonhaz/industrial/special/fossil/ccr-rule/ccr-rule-pr...
Best, Lyndsay
Lyndsay Moseley Washington Representative Sierra Club, Beyond Coal Campaign 408 C St. NE Washington, DC 20002 tel: 202-548-4581 fax: 202-547-6009
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