The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday objected to an Alabama Power plan, approved by state regulators, to cap a polluting byproduct of the utility’s coal power plant in Mobile County.
The EPA issued what is known as a “proposed denial” of a permit program created by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management. It kicks off a 60-day public comment period.
“Exposure to coal ash can lead to serious health concerns like cancer if the ash isn’t managed appropriately,” EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan said in a prepared statement. “Low-income and underserved communities are especially vulnerable to coal ash in waterways, groundwater, drinking water, and in the air. This is why EPA works closely with states to ensure coal ash is disposed of safely, so that water sources remain free of this pollution and communities are protected from contamination.
Coal ash is the byproduct of burning coal. It is rich in heavy metals, such was mercury, cadmium, chromium and arsenic. Alabama Power has been storing its coal ash in an uncovered retention pond. The controversial practice long has been a target of environmentalists, and Mobile Baykeeper“They’re known to be polluting the groundwater there and into the river, based on Alabama Power’s own federally required monitoring,” said Cade Kistler, who holds the title baykeeper for the organization.
Kistler said the EPA’s ruling on Thursday indicates that federal regulators agree with Baykeeper that the state’s plan does not meet federal standards.
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