EPA's Proposal to Regulate Coal Combustion Waste Disposal Issues for Congress

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Coal.

Conservation of natural resources.

Hazardous wastes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2011

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:

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Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division. EPA's Proposal to Regulate Coal Combustion Waste Disposal

Publisher Number:

CRS-2011-RSI-0607

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