Epa signalerar att tillsynen av kolaska flyttas till delstaterna

Miljöskyddsmyndigheten EPA planerar under Trumpadministrationen att överföra tillsynen av giftiga dammar med kolaska till delstatliga tillsynsmyndigheter. Förändringen skulle utöka den befintliga myndighetsutövningen i fem delstater och potentiellt försvaga de federala skyddsregler som fastställdes 2015. Kritiker varnar för att minskade anslag till delstaterna kan göra lokalsamhällen sårbara för förorening av grundvattnet.

Stora ofodrade dammar fyllda med kolaska ligger längs floder i Georgia och andra delstater, vilket gör att tungmetaller som arsenik och kvicksilver kan läcka ut i grundvattnet. Reglerna från Obama-eran krävde övervakning och sanering, men kryphål lämnade många inaktiva platser oreglerade. I april föreslog EPA att äldre deponier ska undantas och att delstaterna ska få större flexibilitet i sina övervakningsplaner.

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