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Testimony of Abigail Dillen, Coal Program Director Earthjustice Before the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy Committee on Energy and Commerce U.S. House of Representatives Legislative Hearing on “Federal and State Partnership for Environmental Protection Act of 2013;” the “Reducing Excessive Deadline Obligations Act of 2013;” and the “Federal Facility Accountability Act of 2013.”
Abigail Dillen of Earthjustice testifies that the 'Reducing Excessive Deadline Obligations Act of 2013' is a misguided attempt to derail lawsuits seeking to compel the EPA to regulate coal ash. The testimony highlights the severe environmental and health risks associated with the current lack of federal standards, including groundwater contamination by toxic metals, air pollution from fugitive dust, and the catastrophic potential for coal ash impoundment failures. Dillen emphasizes that the EPA has delayed necessary regulations for 13 years despite acknowledging their need, and that the proposed bill would leave the second largest toxic waste stream in the U.S. unregulated indefinitely.
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