KFTC Press Releases
Delayed coal ash protections put public health at risk
Groups head to court to force issuance of important national safeguards
January 18, 2012
The U.S. EPA is required by law every three years to review and revise, as needed, disposal standards for various waste streams, including toxic coal ash. But despite promises over the past few years to improve coal ash standards to better protect nearby residents and the environmental, the EPA has not finalized its work. Legal action filed today by 11 state and national groups seeks to force the EPA to complete this work. (January 18, 2012)
Court asked to vacate deal negotiated in secret with Nally & Hamilton
Groups challenge public's exclusion from secret negotiations
December 9, 2011
The agreement, agreed to by state officials, lets the coal company off easy for thousands of violations of the Clean Water Act, and does nothing to keep Nally from continuing to violate the law. (December 9, 2011)
Coal companies continue to pollute, citizens act again
Clean Water Act violated more than 4,000 times in just three months
June 28, 2011
Self-monitoring reports filed by ICG and Frasure Creek Mining show 4,000 repeated and serious violations for the first three months of 2011. These companies have already admitted to thousands of violations in past years, but state officials have done little to stop the practice. (June 28, 2011)
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