Regulating Coal Combustion Waste Disposal. : Issues for Congress.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Coal.

Environmental law.

Hazardous wastes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (25 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2010.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Provides relevant background information regarding management of coal combustion waste (CCW), which is inorganic material that remains after pulverized coal is burned for electricity production; and highlights limitations of current regulation. Describes nature of CCW and primary methods of managing it; and discusses potential risks associated with its mismanagement, summarizing new EPA data to support its regulatory proposals. Summarizes EPA regulatory proposal, including overview of relevant existing Resource Conservation and Recovery Act requirements; and considers options for Congress.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Sept. 2012). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress.Congressional Research Service. Regulating Coal Combustion Waste Disposal

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