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Iowa universities will not alter coal ash disposal practices

By Jason Hancock 8/6/09

Iowa’s three largest public universities have determined that their coal ash disposal method does not pose a risk to the public health, a decision some say was made without sufficient evidence or regard for experiences with contamination in neighboring states.

Group calls on state to mandate monitoring at coal ash sites

By Jason Hancock 6/16/09

At today’s monthly meeting, Iowa’s Environmental Protection Commission (EPC), an arm of the state’s Department of Natural Resources that provides policy oversight, will hear from Cedar Rapids-based Plains Justice on the potential public health risks associated with coal ash disposal in quarries and mines and why a system of standardized groundwater monitoring should be mandated.

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