The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday denied Alabama's plan to manage coal ash in landfills and surface impoundment in the state, saying the proposal was "significantly less ...

The EPA said Alabama's coal ash plan was "significantly less protective of people and waterways than the federal regulations require." ...

Alabama’s plan to take over coal ash regulation will likely be denied by the Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA said the state program doesn’t protect people and waterways enough.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has rejected Alabama’s proposal to take over coal ash regulation.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday denied Alabama’s plan to manage coal ash in landfills and surface impoundment in the state, saying the proposal was “significantly less ...