Illinois Congressmen Seeks to Limit Coal Ash Regulation

(Chicago Tribune 2-4-10) A bipartisan group of Illinois congressmen warned the White House on Thursday that federal regulation of coal ash, a toxic byproduct of coal-fired power plants, could devastate Illinois' economy. Four Democrats and four Republicans, including several from the Chicago suburbs, told the Office of Management and Budget in a letter that regulating coal ash as hazardous material would impost "steep costs" on Illinois energy consumers, who draw much of their power from coal.
 

Certain Teed Makes Fiber Cement Siding with 50% Fly Ash, Recycling 100,000 Tons of the Material Each Year

(Terre Haute News 2-3-10) CertainTeed has added a new in-house finished paint and coating system to its largest fiber cement siding plant in the Vigo County Industrial Park, south of Terre Haute. The new equipment began production in September, with the first shipment made on Dec. 8, said Allison J. Barlaz, director of marketing for the company. “We have a priming line, but we didn’t have a finished paint coating line. So this allows us to offer a complete solution direct from a single facility,” Barlaz said.

Coal Ash Industry Allowed to Edit EPA Reports

(Common Dreams.org 1-27-10) For years U.S. Environmental Protection Agency publications and reports about uses and dangers of coal combustion waste have been edited by coal ash industry representatives, according to EPA documents released today by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER).

Fear Tactics Threaten One of America's Greatest Recycling Success Stories

(PR Newswire 1-25-10) Every year the United States produces about 70 million tons of fly ash from coal-fired power plants. This material has physical and chemical properties that make it an ideal substance for making concrete. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency promotes recycling fly ash and other byproducts of coal combustion through its Coal Combustion Products Partnership, a consortium of governmental and industry groups.

Separation Technologies Response to "The Coal Ash Case"

(1-20-2010) Your January 20 editorial “The Coal Ash Case” is incomplete and if government status quo is any indicator quite misleading.  To be complete please consider these facts.
 

The Coal Ash Case

(NYT Editorial 1-18-2010) Just more than a year ago, one billion tons of toxic coal sludge broke loose from a containment pond belonging to the Tennessee Valley Authority, burying hundreds of acres of Roane County in eastern Tennessee and threatening local water supplies and air quality. The Environmental Protection Agency immediately promised new national standards governing the disposal of coal ash to replace a patchwork of uneven — and in many cases weak — state regulations.
 

New Fly Ash-to-Bricks Plant in Operation in Racine

(Chicago Tribune 1-18-2010) CALEDONIA, Wis. - CalStar, the start-up company that turns We Energies fly ash into architectural bricks and pavers, is now in production.
 
Company officials publicly celebrated that fact last week at CalStar. According to the company conceived in Silicon Valley, its bricks and pavers:
 
--Use 40 percent recycled content.
 
--Emit 85 percent less carbon dioxide than standard kiln-fired bricks.
 
--Require 85 percent less energy to manufacture.
 

Recycling Questions Complicate EPA Coal Ash Decision

(NYT 1-13-2010) More than a year after 1 billion or so gallons of water polluted by ash spilled from a coal-burning power plant in Tennessee, the Obama administration is struggling to decide whether to declare such waste "hazardous."
 

Coal Ash Marketer Proposes RCRA Fix Rather than "Hazardous Rule"

During a recent meeting with EPA and OMB officials Separation Technologies recommended enforcement under Section 7003 of RCRA, which provides the EPA Administrator with broad authority to issue unilateral administrative orders requiring facilities to take actions “as may be necessary” in the event that any waste poses an “imminent and substantial endangerment.”
 

Gypsum Association Proposes RCRA Fix Rather than "Hazardous Rule"

The Gypsum Association proposed that EPA should not identify and coal combustion material including FGD gypsum, as a hazardous waste but rather address surface impoundments under EPA's RCRA imminent and substantial endangerment authority.
 
To View the Full Presentation Please go to: http://www.acaa-usa.org/associations/8003/files/coal%20ash%20epa2010_0040b.pdf

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