Cheers and Jeers (Waste Sites)

PROTECTING ACCESS TO ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION

Things to applaud...and things to condemn.

One Year Later - Coal Ash Info Still Secret

One year after the enormous disaster at Tennessee's Kingston Power Plant, EPA continues to allow six power companies to hide vital information from the public on the safety of toxic coal ash impoundments. The companies refusing to disclose are Alabama Power Company, Duke Energy Corporation, First Energy Generation Corporation, Georgia Power Company, Gulf Power Company, and Mississippi Power Company.

(23 Dec 2009)

EPA Disloses More Toxic Coal Ash Dump Sites

It took a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to get it, but EPA released a more complete list of locations and other data on toxic coal ash dump sites nationwide.

(01 Sep 2009)

Michigan Sugar Company: Bay City, Michigan

For agreeing to pay $13 million to settle a lawsuit with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for Clear Air Act violations. It had increased operations without following through with a New Source Review which would have required increased pollution control. It is in the process of replacing its old equipment.

(19 May 2008)