Alabama’s plan to take over coal ash regulation will likely be denied by the Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA said the state program doesn’t protect people and waterways enough.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday denied Alabama's plan to manage coal ash in landfills and surface impoundment in the state, saying the proposal was "significantly less ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has rejected Alabama’s proposal to take over coal ash regulation.

The EPA denial notice cited Gadsden, among other coal ash ponds in Alabama, where waste ash material remains in constant contact with groundwater.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday denied Alabama’s plan to manage coal ash in landfills and surface impoundment in the state, saying the proposal was “significantly less ...