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Coal Ash Rules Session – ILEPA
October 9, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
IL EPA is holding hearings on coal power, at which individuals can speak and/or submit comments in favor of responsible policy. The two hearings (2-4pm , and 6-8pm) are on regulations for how coal companies dispose of/handle coal ash.
These hearings were hard-won and are exceptional opportunities for Lake County citizens to have major impact both on how coal plants are permitted and how coal ash is handled – including at the Waukegan NRG coal plant. That plant has 2 coal ash ponds that are leaking into groundwater that ends up in Lake Michigan, contaminating our drinking water. The plant also has a coal ash landfill that can also leach into groundwater.