The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday denied Alabama's plan to manage coal ... Under federal regulation, the EPA said, "coal ash units cannot be closed in a way that allows coal ...

However, the agency said Alabama’s coal ash plan was “significantly less protective of people and waterways than the federal regulations require.” The EPA said it had contacted ADEM ...

Alabama’s plan to take over a federal coal ash regulation program will likely be denied by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA said the state-level program does not do enough to ...

Federal Environmental Agency Rejects Alabama's Coal Ash Regulation Plan MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday rejected Alabama’s proposal to take over ...

because it does not comply with the federal agency's “just-adopted rule.” The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday denied Alabama’s plan to manage coal ash in landfills and ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday rejected Alabama’s proposal to take over coal ash regulation, saying the state plan does not do enough to protect ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday rejected Alabama’s proposal to take over coal ash regulation, saying the state plan does not do enough to protect people ...