The Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection is moving forward with new regulations that weaken the state’s review of coal ash landfills. Coal ash is an unavoidable byproduct of burning coal for electricity. But when it’s not handled correctly, it can have devastating consequences for the public and the environment.
As WFPL’s Erica Peterson reports, old documents show the same state regulators pushing the controversial new rules had concerns about an identical approach in 2010.
