The Environmental Protection Agency proposed rolling back federal regulations on how utilities store coal ash, a toxic byproduct from coal-fired power plants.
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Small Alabama town struggles for environmental justice
Our friends down in Alabama, the Black Belt Citizens for Health and Justice, have hit a setback in their fight for environmental justice and could use support.
TAGS: black belt Coal Ash Environmental Justice Environmental Protection Agency environmental racism EPA Tennessee Valley Authority TVA Uniontown
Trump Administration Delays Water Safety Rule
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced in September that it would postpone portions of a 2015 rule that established limits on wastewater pollution from coal-fired power plants.
Budget Blowback
The “America First” budget proposed by President Donald Trump in March 2017 would slash funding to many programs that Appalachian residents depend on.
Scientists Review to EPA Fracking Report
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Science Advisory Board raised questions about the scientific basis of a report by the agency on fracking.
Clean Power Plan Clears Legal Hurdle
Challenges to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan are now going through the legal system.
TAGS: Air Pollution carbon emissions clean power plan Climate change coal-fired power plants Environmental Protection Agency EPA President Obama U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
50th Anniversary of the Clean Air Act of 1963
Although the Clean Air Act was first enacted Dec. 17, 1963, it wasn’t until the 1970 Clean Air Act amendments that the law was substantial enough to make a memorable mark on history. Perhaps embarrassed by memories of the more clumsy and inept act of 1963, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency itself gave the 50th anniversary the cold shoulder — instead celebrating the of the amendments Dec. 31, 2010.
TAGS: Air Pollution Clean Air Act Cross-State Air Pollution Rule Environmental Protection Agency Greenhouse Gases
Progress and Setbacks for Appalachia’s Environment
Asheville City Council Approves Clean Energy Resolution In October, the city council of Asheville, N.C., unanimously approved a resolution to phase out the city’s use of coal-fired electricity and increase power generated from cleaner sources and saved through energy efficiency.…
TAGS: Asheville clean energy Energy Efficiency Environmental Protection Agency EPA fracking gas drilling mountaintop removal coal mining Selenium West Virginia
Court Rulings Favor Clean Water
By Brian Sewell Two consecutive court rulings in April affirmed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to veto mountaintop removal valley fill permits and called for increased scrutiny of the practice’s environmental impacts during the permitting process. On April 22,…
TAGS: 6th U.S. Court of Appeals arch coal Clean Water Act Environmental Protection Agency National Environmental Policy Act Spruce Mine U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
EPA Gets Its Day in Court: Hearings Begin on Spruce Mine No. 1 Appeal
By Brian Sewell Dozens of coal industry groups and environmental organizations crowded into a Washington, D.C., courtroom on March 14 for the latest chapter of a long legal battle. A three-judge panel heard arguments on the legality of the U.S.…
TAGS: Clean Water Act Environmental Protection Agency EPA Mingo County Coal National Mining Association Spruce Mine No. 1
