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EPC chair calls on legislature to look into coal ash rules

By Jason Hancock 7/7/09

The state legislature should hold public hearings into the way Iowa regulates coal ash disposal, the chairwoman of the state’s Environmental Protection Commission said.

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.

Legislators call for public hearing on coal ash disposal

By Jason Hancock 6/15/09

State regulators should hold public hearings and conduct research to decide whether changes are needed in how Iowa regulates coal ash disposal, said the chairs of the House and Senate environmental committees.

Toxic coal ash dumps face few regulations in Iowa

By Jason Hancock 3/18/09

Iowa’s regulations for dumping coal ash — the toxic by-product of coal-burning power plants — are so lax that the state has become a “destination” for dumpers from other states, experts say.

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