A South Carolina utility company that drew fire for allegedly tainting a local water supply with coal ash residue, a by-product of burning coal that is known to cause serious illness, recently purchased 987 acres in Colleton County to build a new landfill for the waste.
The acquisition comes as the federal Environmental Protection Agency weighs a proposal to reclassify coal ash as a hazardous waste material, which would make its disposal more strictly regulated...
!Here is a link to the article from the Post and Courier explaining the details!:
postandcourier/news/2010/oct/11/plan-for-ash-landfill-stirs-up-opposition
WHAT YOU CAN DO.
You can submit comments to the EPA to rule that coal ash be regulated as a Subtitle C hazardous waste under the federal resource conservation and recovery act.
Email them to: rcra-docket@epa.gov in the subject line put attn: Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-2009-0640 .
*Comments must include your name and full address. They are due nov. 19!
Also Greenpeace has set up a form in which you can personalize a already provided message, with an information fill out form.
Tell the EPA: Coal ash is hazardous!
Coal ash, the highly toxic leftovers from burning coal for fuel, contains dangerous pollutants like mercury, lead, and arsenic that can cause cancer and wreak havoc on both plant and animal life. The EPA has let the coal industry dump coal ash into unlined ponds and landfills that leak into our rivers, streams, and recreation areas for far too long.
On May 4, 2010, the EPA issued two very different proposals for regulating coal ash. One proposal put forth by the EPA is good. The other is very bad. The first proposal would classify coal ash as a hazardous waste, which it very much is. The other would classify coal ash as non-hazardous, which would run contrary to the EPA’s own findings and play right into the hands of big polluters. The EPA’s choice is clear: Coal ash must be regulated as a hazardous waste immediately.
Now is the time to tell the EPA and Big Coal fat cats that Americans refuse to be poisoned by dirty energy any longer. Help us reach our goal of 10,000 signatures in support of tough rules that protect the health and safety of communities who live in the shadow of the coal industry.
On May 4, 2010, the EPA issued two very different proposals for regulating coal ash. One proposal put forth by the EPA is good. The other is very bad. The first proposal would classify coal ash as a hazardous waste, which it very much is. The other would classify coal ash as non-hazardous, which would run contrary to the EPA’s own findings and play right into the hands of big polluters. The EPA’s choice is clear: Coal ash must be regulated as a hazardous waste immediately.
Now is the time to tell the EPA and Big Coal fat cats that Americans refuse to be poisoned by dirty energy any longer. Help us reach our goal of 10,000 signatures in support of tough rules that protect the health and safety of communities who live in the shadow of the coal industry.
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