WASHINGTON, D.C.\u00a0— U.S. Representative Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) introduced a bill Wednesday that would block the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from classifying coal ash as a \u201chazardous waste\u201d under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.<\/p>\n
The current EPA proposal contradicts past findings, where it determined that coal ash does not warrant regulation as a hazardous waste and any designation would lead to $16.7 billion in increased costs per year.<\/p>\n
\u201cOverstating the harm of coal ash and designating it as a hazardous waste will damage our economy by raising costs for both families and companies, already struggling with rapidly ballooning energy costs,\u201d said Latta.<\/p>\n
Approximately 45 percent of the coal ash generated is recycled, used as an additive in cement, concrete, wallboard, and roofing materials, road based fills materials and snow and ice control.\u00a0A move to regulate coal ash as a hazardous waste would stifle the beneficial uses of recycled coal and would force more ash to landfills.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe increased cost of unneeded regulation would lead to an 18 percent decline in coal generated power; resulting in higher unemployment and energy costs, all the while further increasing our dependency on foreign countries for energy,\u201d Latta noted. \u201cIn this economy, we cannot afford to lose any more jobs in Ohio or the United States.\u00a0We need to get Washington out of the way of economic growth by tearing down barriers to energy independence and job creation.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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