OMB Backs Legacy CCR Impoundment Plan As EPA Readies Landfill Decision

The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has completed review of EPA’s proposal for first-time regulation of legacy coal ash surface impoundments, teeing the agency up to release its proposed rule soon as it is slated to make a determination on whether or not to regulate inactive coal ash landfills and sign a proposed rule on the issue. EPA’s proposed rule regulating legacy surface impoundments containing coal combustion residuals (CCR) cleared OMB review on May 4, a month...