The EPA received more than 4,000 comments from people supporting the denial of Alabama’s program, citing numerous health concerns including impacts to rivers, fish, and drinking water.
The EPA denied ADEM’s application to operate a state program to permit coal ash disposal sites under the federal coal combustion residuals rule.) - The Environment Protection Agency today finalized its denial of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management’s application to operate a state program to permit coal ash disposal sites under the federal coal combustion residuals rule.
The EPA said Alabama Power, Tennessee Valley Authority, and PowerSouth have dumped millions of tons of coal ash containing toxic substances like arsenic and mercury into unlined water-filled pits next to rivers and lakes throughout the state. The EPA proposed denying the state program last August, stating that Alabama’s program is “notably less protective” than the federal rules.
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