Proposed Coal Ash Regulations Posted for Public Comment

More than 30 years after it was temporarily exempted from national solid waste regulation laws, coal ash remains largely unregulated – but that is about to change. The U.S. EPA is soliciting public feedback on recently proposed coal ash standards and is expected to adopt some this year. If appropriately stringent controls are adopted, the industry will be forced to protect the public from exposure to coal ash toxins.

EPA  just posted the proposed rules on the federal register website and is soliciting public comments until early September. KFTC is requesting that a public hearing about these proposed regulations be held in Louisville.

To learn more about the issue, read here.

Further, Louisvillians are actively opposing a proposed 60-acre coal ash landfill currently under consideration right now for the LG&E Cane Run power plant. LG&E wants to get this expansion passed before new, more strict regulations are implemented. Eventually reaching a height of 14 stories, the proposed impoundment is located in the middle of south-end neighborhoods and is adjacent to many homes.

Learn more about the Jefferson County campaign here.