Alabama’s plan to take over coal ash regulation will likely be denied by the Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA said the state program doesn’t protect people and waterways enough.

News EPA Denies Alabama's Coal Ash Regulation Plan The state's Department of Environmental Management responded that the EPA is denying the state's program, issued several years ago, because it ...

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 ...

Alabama's environmental agency has proposed a set of state regulations for coal ash, but critics say the proposal is weaker than existing federal rules and contains too many "loopholes" that would ...

The state's Department of Environmental Management responded that the EPA is denying the state’s program, issued several years ago, because it does not comply with the federal agency's “just ...

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 ...