Kentucky has numerous coal ash sites. The U.S. EPA is weakening pollution protections for them.

By: Liam Niemeyer

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: May 22, 2026

Words: 655

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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A proposed rollback of wastewater emissions limits from coal-fired power plants could have a larger impact in a coal-dominant state like Kentucky, the latest move by the Trump administration to weaken environmental rules in an effort to boost coal-fired power.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed earlier this month to weaken wastewater regulations limits known as effluent limitations guidelines (ELG) seeking to control leachate from unmanaged coal ash impoundments and landfills.

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