COAL ASH
Okla. on track to be first state to regulate disposal
U.S. EPA has given preliminary approval to Oklahoma's bid to directly regulate coal ash disposal, likely meaning that the state will be the first to gain that authority under a 2016 law.
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Sean Reilly, E&E News reporter
U.S. EPA has given preliminary approval to Oklahoma's bid to directly regulate coal ash disposal, likely meaning that the state will be the first to gain that authority under a 2016 law.
More than 160 pages of emails, memos and itineraries obtained by E&E News under a Nevada public records request show what it takes to pull off a visit by EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt. Weeks of emails and conference calls, advance site visits and plenty of overtime let the press-shy EPA chief slip into town.
By Kevin Bogardus in Greenwire
In signing off on a proposed scientific "transparency" rule yesterday, EPA chief Scott Pruitt heralded a straightforward goal: to show the data underlying major new regulations.
By Sean Reilly in Greenwire
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More than 160 pages of emails, memos and itineraries obtained by E&E News under a Nevada public records request show what it takes to pull off a visit by EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt. Weeks of emails and conference calls, advance site visits and plenty of overtime let the press-shy EPA chief slip into town.
By Kevin Bogardus in Greenwire
In signing off on a proposed scientific "transparency" rule yesterday, EPA chief Scott Pruitt heralded a straightforward goal: to show the data underlying major new regulations.
By Sean Reilly in Greenwire