http://plainsjustice.org Sun, 08 Mar 2009 19:17:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://plainsjustice.org/coal-combustion-waste-report/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Plains Justice » November 2007: Plains Justice Iowa Coal Combustion Waste Disposal Report Released Sun, 08 Mar 2009 19:17:23 +0000 http://plainsjustice.org/coal-combustion-waste-report/#comment-21 [...] November 5, 2007, Plains Justice released its first major report, a 35-page study of Iowa’s regulation of coal combustion waste. This heavy metal-laden waste stream is around half the size of the total U.S. municipal waste [...] [...] November 5, 2007, Plains Justice released its first major report, a 35-page study of Iowa’s regulation of coal combustion waste. This heavy metal-laden waste stream is around half the size of the total U.S. municipal waste [...]

]]> http://plainsjustice.org/coal-combustion-waste-report/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Plains Justice » January 14, 2009: Victory! Iowa Regulators Say They Will Restart Coal Ash Rulemaking Process Sun, 08 Mar 2009 04:06:48 +0000 http://plainsjustice.org/coal-combustion-waste-report/#comment-16 [...] After Plains Justice sounded the alarm, investigative reporting in the Des Moines Register and subsequent public outcry, the Iowa DNR has decided to go forward with a rulemaking process to protect Iowa’s water from coal ash contamination. In late 2008, Plains Justice discovered that due to industry pressure, the DNR had backed away from a previous commitment to require sanitary landfill-style liners for coal ash disposal sites. More information on the public-health hazards of coal ash is available in our Coal Combustion Waste report. [...] [...] After Plains Justice sounded the alarm, investigative reporting in the Des Moines Register and subsequent public outcry, the Iowa DNR has decided to go forward with a rulemaking process to protect Iowa’s water from coal ash contamination. In late 2008, Plains Justice discovered that due to industry pressure, the DNR had backed away from a previous commitment to require sanitary landfill-style liners for coal ash disposal sites. More information on the public-health hazards of coal ash is available in our Coal Combustion Waste report. [...]

]]> http://plainsjustice.org/coal-combustion-waste-report/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Plains Justice » December 29, 2008: Report on hazards of coal combustion waste available on the Plains Justice website Sun, 08 Mar 2009 03:58:20 +0000 http://plainsjustice.org/coal-combustion-waste-report/#comment-15 [...] how dangerous improper disposal of the byproducts of burning coal can be. In 2007, Plains Justice issued a report on Iowa’s little-known coal combustion waste problem, which threatens the purity of the state’s [...] [...] how dangerous improper disposal of the byproducts of burning coal can be. In 2007, Plains Justice issued a report on Iowa’s little-known coal combustion waste problem, which threatens the purity of the state’s [...]

]]> http://plainsjustice.org/coal-combustion-waste-report/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Iowa Cleans Up Its (Coal) Act: Cites TVA as Factor « It’s Getting Hot In Here Thu, 15 Jan 2009 01:33:10 +0000 http://plainsjustice.org/coal-combustion-waste-report/#comment-11 [...] coal.  Coal will always be toxic.  Extraction is devastating, burning is highly polluting and the waste is eventually contaminating our bodies and ecosystems.  Take action action to power our country past coal! Possibly related [...] [...] coal.  Coal will always be toxic.  Extraction is devastating, burning is highly polluting and the waste is eventually contaminating our bodies and ecosystems.  Take action action to power our country past coal! Possibly related [...]

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