Monday is Earth Day – and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency delivered a gift to coal ash recyclers just in time: On Friday, the Agency sent a clear signal that it is moving away from its earlier proposal to regulate coal ash as a “hazardous waste.” The announcement showed up on page 52 ...

It’s been more than four years since the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it would develop new regulations for coal ash disposal. The uncertainty EPA created when it said one regulatory option could involve a “hazardous waste” designation for coal ash has brought the growth in ash ...

November 15 is “America Recycles Day.” So what better time to review the positive environmental contributions that come from using coal ash instead of throwing it away? There are many good reasons to view coal ash as a resource, rather than a waste. Recycling it conserves natural resources and...

If there was ever any doubt that Congress should act now to create coal ash disposal regulations, a recent court filing spells out the truth: Four years after the highly publicized failure of a disposal impoundment, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is nowhere near completing regulations ...

Anti-coal environmental groups love to rave about “toxin-laden” coal ash, but have you noticed they never explain what that means? That’s because the “toxins” in coal ash are the same ones in your backyard soil – and in similar concentrations. The American Coal Ash Association recently publish...

As the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s effort to establish coal ash disposal regulations nears the end of its fourth year with no conclusion in sight, U.S. Senators are acting to create meaningful regulations that can take effect now while simultaneously protecting coal ash recycling. &...

A new online tool has been created at www.RegulateCoalAshRight.com to help people contact their Congressional representatives in support of legislation that would prevent a “hazardous waste” designation for coal ash.  Lawmakers from both the House and Senate are now working to craft a fin...

            Faced with mounting evidence that their push for a “hazardous waste” designation for coal ash is harming environmentally beneficial recycling activities, anti-coal groups are falling back on an old strategy: Accuse “industry” of “misleading” the pub...

            Coal ash recycling rates stalled after eight years of dramatic growth when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency began reconsidering a “hazardous waste” designation for ash that is disposed. Now, as EPA’s activities drag on, recycling rates have ...

Citizens for Recycling First has succeeded in gathering 5,000 signatures for its petition on a new White House website that promises a response from the Obama Administration. A total of 5,133 signatures were gathered by the October 24 deadline. According to the White House website, the ad...