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 Environmental Protection Agency rejected Thursday a proposal by Alabama to take over coal ash regulation, citing insufficient protections in the state plan.

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 ...