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Dominion coal ash suit could have nationwide disposal consequences

A federal judge in Virginia is deliberating in a case focused on Dominion Virginia Power’s plan to close coal ash basins in the state, which is first of its kind, and experts believe an appeal is likely and a trip to the U.S. Supreme Court may be in the cards, the Associated Press reports.
The Sierra Club has sued Dominion for discharges of arsenic and other toxic substances into groundwater from 3 million tons of coal ash it has stored along the Elizabeth River in Chesapeake. At issue in the case is the scope of the Clean Water Act and how it applies to contaminated groundwater; the rule as it stands doesn’t directly address groundwater protection.

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