[USCC] Is Coal Ash in Soil a Good Idea?

[Donald Lewis]

Hi, Y'All
 
The statement that coal ash is not regulated by the EPA seems to me to be unlikely. I bet that the truth is that EPA has regulatory authority but has been prevented by previous administrations from setting heavy metal limits and total loading rates sufficient to adequately protect the environment and the public.
 
The statement that it has been left to the States with disastrous results is, at best, misleading. States are willing to do the job, but without better guidance from the Federals, there is an almost inevitable patchwork of competing regulations. The other problem is that States are subject to the same political pressures that caused the administration to hamstring the EPA in the first place. After all, no one wants to pay extra for their electricity.
 
Turning the stuff into concrete seems to be a really good solution.
 
Don Lewis
Compost Coordinator
Maryland Department of Agriculture
50 Harry S. Truman Parkway
Annapolis, MD 21401
 
Ph. 410-841-2721


>>> "Lowell Prag" <lprag at mail.msen.com> 2/6/2009 3:59 PM >>>
Greetings,

Very informative article:

Is Coal Ash in Soil a Good Idea?

http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=coal-ash-in-soil 

Regards,

Lowell Prag


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