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Maryland committee considers bill to adopt EPA'legacy coal ash rules, expand state oversight
Summary
The House Environment and Transportation Committee heard testimony supporting House Bill 902, which would require the Maryland Department of the Environment to adopt EPA'legacy coal ash regulations, add state authority to go beyond federal rules, and create a coordinating committee including affected residents.
Delegate Mary Layman asked the House Environment and Transportation Committee on March 11 to give House Bill 902 a favorable report. The bill would require the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) to adopt the EPA'issued May 2024 legacy coal ash rule, consider EPA'effluent standards for coal combustion residual wastewater, and create a statewide coal combustion byproducts coordinating committee that includes residents of impacted communities.
The bill, Layman said, responds to federal action last May and is meant to ensure Maryland retains protections if federal rules are weakened. "This legislation will ensure that Marylanders remain protected even if the Trump administration withdraws or weakens EPA's 2024 guidelines," she told committee members, adding the measure would give MDE authority "to go further than those May 2024 federal guidelines if necessary to…
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