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From: Lyndsay Moseley <Lyndsay.Moseley@sierraclub.org>
Date: Tue, May 4, 2010 at 2:39 PM
Subject: EPA announces coal ash rule today!
To: COAL-CAMPAIGN-ALERTS@lists.sierraclub.org

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-prop.pdf

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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