EPA Approval Of Oklahoma Ash Permitting Tees Up Likely Legal Challenge

EPA has announced it will approve Oklahoma's application for delegated authority to administer a Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) coal ash permit program, making the Sooner State the first to take advantage of a 2016 law allowing disposal permits for ash -- though environmentalists are likely to challenge the decision in court. The agency announced its approval of the Oklahoma program in a June 18 press release, one day ahead of a six-month statutory deadline to approve or deny...