Tr-Ash Talk: Gearing Up for a Nasty Coal Ash Vote

The document opposes H.R. 2273, a bill that would prevent the EPA from designating coal ash as hazardous waste and limit federal oversight of coal ash management. It highlights the 2008 Kingston coal ash disaster in East Tennessee as evidence of the risks associated with poor management and alleges that the bill's sponsors have received significant financial donations from coal interests.

• House bill H.R. 2273 seeks to block the EPA from designating coal ash as a hazardous waste and would only allow, rather than require, states to create coal ash management plans.
• The bill's sponsor, Rep. David McKinley, and five other Energy and Commerce Committee supporters of H.R. 2273 received more than $433,000 in donations from coal interests in the current year.
• An Earthjustice report titled 'State of Failure' indicates that most states are not interested in properly regulating coal ash, particularly in the Southeast.
• The 2008 Kingston coal ash disaster in East Tennessee serves as a primary example of the dangers of toxic coal ash and the consequences of poor management on communities and waterways.

APA

Earthjustice (2011). Tr-Ash Talk: Gearing Up for a Nasty Coal Ash Vote. https://earthjustice.org/article/tr-ash-talk-gearing-up-for-a-nasty-coal-ash-vote

Chicago

Earthjustice. Tr-Ash Talk: Gearing Up for a Nasty Coal Ash Vote. 2011. https://earthjustice.org/article/tr-ash-talk-gearing-up-for-a-nasty-coal-ash-vote.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=Earthjustice |title=Tr-Ash Talk: Gearing Up for a Nasty Coal Ash Vote |date=7 October 2011 |url=https://earthjustice.org/article/tr-ash-talk-gearing-up-for-a-nasty-coal-ash-vote |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{earthjustice2011trash, author = {{Earthjustice}}, title = {{Tr-Ash Talk: Gearing Up for a Nasty Coal Ash Vote}}, publisher = {Earthjustice}, year = {2011}, month = oct, url = {https://earthjustice.org/article/tr-ash-talk-gearing-up-for-a-nasty-coal-ash-vote}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }