EPA plans to give 11 coal plants a free pass on toxic ash disposal
Published on January 9, 2026
The Environmental Protection Agency plans to let 11 coal plants dump toxic coal ash into unlined pits until 2031 — a full decade later than allowed under current federal rules. The move tosses a lifeline to the polluting power plants. If the facilities were barred from dumping ash into unlined pits, they would be…