Tag: Federal Regulations
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EPA proposes more flexibility in coal ash rules as Colorado sites face ongoing cleanup
The Valmont power station east of Boulder remains a high-profile example of cleanup challenges at older sites The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed changes to federal coal ash regulations that would give utilities and state authorities more site-specific options for managing the toxic byproducts of coal-burning power plants at disposal sites created prior to federal…
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No sale on BLM mineral lease highlights industry complaints of regulatory overload
The Bureau of Land Management received zero bids on more than 20,000 acres offered in an oil and gas lease sale in early January in Jackson, Moffat and Garfield counties. The result highlighted how federal mineral leasing policies collide with state regulations industry leaders said suppress production. The auction drew no interest from the two…