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9 Okla. J.L. & Tech. _ (2013)
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PAIN IN THE ASH?
EPA'S PROPOSED REGULATION OF FLY ASH AND THE IMPENDING
ECONOMIC THREAT TO SUSTAINABLE CONCRETE
@ 2013 Briana Novian
Even if exceptions are granted for the use of fly ash in concrete pavement, labeling it as
a hazardous material would likely have unintended, negative repercussions that regulators
may not fully appreciate.1
On May 22, 2000, the [Environmental Protection Agency] EPA published its
final Regulatory Determination on Wastes from Fossil Fuels[,] in which the Agency
concluded that coal combustion residuals 'do not warrant regulation under subtitle C of
[the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act].'2 The EPA announced that they did not
intend to place burdensome restrictions on these extremely useful materials. They openly
acknowledged that fly ash materials were beneficial to the environment by helping to
preserve natural resources, and lowering the economic burden produced by unnecessary
waste disposal. On December 10, 2003, [the] EPA announced that its enforcement
priorities for the next three years [would] include increased targeting of mineral
1 Al Rickard, Unlocking Concrete Pavement Potential, CONCRETE PAVEMENT PROGRESS- 1sT QUARTER
2010, http://nlppubsonline.com/display-article.php?id=342735 (last visited July 13, 2013).
2 Letter from Mike Silvertooth, President, Tex. Coal Ash Utilization Grp., to Hon. Lisa Jackson, Admin'r,
U.S. Envtl. Prot. Agency (Sept. 2, 2009), available at
http://tcaug.org/media/TCAUG%20%20EPA%20Letter-Lisa%20Jackson.pdf.
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