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May 5, 2010

EPA Delays Move on Classifying Coal Ash as Hazardous Waste
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The Environmental Protection Agency has unveiled a proposal to regulate
toxic coal ash but delayed a decision on whether to classify it as
hazardous waste. The long-awaited move would mark the first the federal
government has regulated coal ash, which contains arsenic, mercury and
other toxic substances released from burning coal. The EPA says it will
choose between two options: subjecting coal ash to similar regulations
used for household garbage, or regulating coal ash under stricter rules
for hazardous waste.



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