"Greens Ask Obama To Go Big on Coal Ash"

"A coalition of environmental groups reminded President Obama Monday that they want him to set set strong standard for coal ash storage.

In a letter to the White House Monday, the groups asked the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to set a number of standards to protect waterways and groundwater from the millions of tons of waste from coal burning.

“The rule must close and clean up legacy dumps, provide the [EPA] with enforcement authority, establish clearly defined deadlines and transparent processes for cleanups, end all wet disposal, make publicly available ground and surface water monitoring data and inspections, protect the public from dangerous reuse of ash, and allow for full public participation in permitting processes,” the 120 groups said."

Timothy Cama reports for The Hill December 8, 2014.