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With a vote of 265 to 155, the U.S. House approved H.R. 2218, the Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act, legislation blocking the EPA from classifying coal ash as a hazardous waste. Allowing the EPA to proceed with the classification would open the door to federal regulation of the byproduct interfering with effective state and local regulations, and hindering its use as a recyclable product. 

U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo) applauded her House colleagues’ confidence in state and local government’s current regulation practices.

“The Administration's 'coal is always bad' narrative grows tiresome.” Rep. Lummis said. “This time, the EPA wants to halt the beneficial use of coal ash, a byproduct that is safe and widely used.  Coal ash was used in the construction of the runways at Denver International Airport for goodness sake. States have proven fully capable of regulating and recycling coal ash. I’m glad to see that common sense prevailed today, at least in the House of Representatives”