Epa sinaliza transferência da supervisão de cinzas de carvão para os estados

A Agência de Proteção Ambiental está se movendo para transferir a supervisão de lagoas de cinzas de carvão tóxicas para reguladores estaduais sob a administração Trump. A mudança ampliaria uma autoridade já detida por cinco estados e potencialmente enfraqueceria as proteções federais estabelecidas em 2015. Críticos alertam que a redução do financiamento estadual poderia deixar as comunidades vulneráveis à contaminação das águas subterrâneas.

Grandes lagoas sem revestimento cheias de cinzas de carvão estão localizadas ao longo de rios na Geórgia e em outros estados, permitindo que metais pesados como arsênio e mercúrio infiltrem nas águas subterrâneas. As regras da era Obama exigiam monitoramento e limpeza, mas brechas deixaram muitos locais inativos sem regulamentação. Em abril, a EPA propôs isentar áreas de disposição mais antigas e dar aos estados mais flexibilidade nos planos de monitoramento.

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