Ruling Threatens Trump's Plan to Give States More Rights to Regulate Toxic Coal Ash

Governing: In one of Scott Pruitt’s final moves before resigning as head of the Environmental Protection Agency, he approved his home state of Oklahoma's request to regulate how its coal-fired power plants manage and dispose of a toxic substance called coal ash.

Oklahoma is the first state granted this authority, though states were given the right to apply for it in 2016 under the Obama administration. Since then, other states -- including Alabama, Georgia and Kansas -- have asked to start their own coal ash permit programs.

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