EPA to Weaken Protections Against Hazardous Coal Ash

Washington D.C.- In response to EPA proposing a rule to gut protections from hazardous coal ash, the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) released the following statement from Government Affairs Advocate for Healthy Communities Lizzy Duncan:

“For decades, the coal industry has dumped hazardous coal ash into piles and unlined pits that foul our drinking water resources, lakes, streams and rivers. Now, Trump’s EPA is trying to roll back the few recent protections communities have against this toxic substance, exposing more people, primarily in low-income communities and communities of color, to heavy metals, carcinogens, and neurotoxins that make people sick. We urge the Trump EPA to abandon this proposal and hold power plant owners responsible for cleaning up health-harming waste from coal-fired power plants, before we see more avoidable heart and thyroid disease, reproductive failure, neurological harm, and cancer.”

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