EPA Defends Regulation Of ‘Management Units’ In Final ‘Legacy’ CCR Rule

EPA’s final rule governing “legacy” coal combustion residual (CCR) surface impoundments largely codifies a proposed version floated last year, but aims to bolster its justification for regulating the class of facilities termed CCR management units (CCRMU) following an industry backlash, even as it slightly narrowed mandates for the category. “With this rule, we are ensuring that polluters are held accountable for controlling and cleaning up the contamination created by their disposal of coal ash,” EPA Administrator Michael Regan said in...