Maryland Bill Could Lock In Biden CCR Rules, Amid Likely EPA Rollbacks

Maryland state lawmakers are weighing a bill that would lock in the Biden administration’s rule establishing protections from “legacy” coal combustion residuals (CCR) surface impoundments in the state, a measure that could strengthen state rules as the Trump EPA eyes ways that it could ease federal requirements The Maryland bill, S.B. 425 , was introduced Jan. 20 and would enshrine the regulation of legacy CCR surface impoundments laid out in the Biden administration’s 2024 final rule. The state Senate approved...