The Coal Residual Reuse and Management Act
By: Elizabeth Elliott, Associate On June 3, 2013, the U.S. House of Representatives (“House”) introduced the Coal Residual Reuse and Management Act of 2013. While two similar bills previously died in the Senate, Senator McKinley, who introduced the failed bills, stated that this time is different because the House bill was written with input from the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”).[1] When coal is burned at power plants, a byproduct known as coal ash is produced. Coal ash, also known as…