WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Environmental Protection Agency has issued a proposed rule called: North Dakota: Approval of State Coal Combustion Residuals Permit Program.

The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on May 16 by Lee Zeldin, Administrator.

Summary: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) is proposing to approve North Dakota Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) partial permit program under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). After reviewing the CCR permit program application submitted by the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality (NDDEQ), EPA has preliminarily determined that North Dakota's CCR permit program meets the standard for partial approval under RCRA. If approved, North Dakota...