Citing RCRA, GOP Lawmakers Urge EPA To Withdraw Legacy CCR Rule

More than 30 House Republicans are urging EPA to withdraw its proposed rule regulating various legacy units where coal combustion residuals (CCR) may be stored, charging that it seeks to regulate landfills and a range of other facilities without statutory authority and that the proposal was issued before the agency published a draft risk analysis. “We urge EPA to withdraw the proposed rule, as it runs counter to congressional intent and direction, is beyond the scope of EPA’s existing legal...