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How a Powerful Company Convinced Georgia to Let It Bury Toxic Waste in Groundwater
@propublica: Georgia Power & GOP leaders in GA have been working for years to bend the rules
is there no limit to their greed & reckless disregard for the environment?
propublica.org/article/how-a-…
@propublica: Georgia Power & GOP leaders in GA have been working for years to bend the rules
is there no limit to their greed & reckless disregard for the environment?
propublica.org/article/how-a-…
"Georgia Power reps argued that state regulators could narrowly interpret the definition of a single word — “infiltration” — in the federal coal ash rule. The company believed this interpretation would allow millions of tons of waste to be left submerged in groundwater."
"Georgia Power hoped to store coal ash in a way that only prevented water — such as rain falling from the sky — from seeping through a cover over the dry ash. They hoped regulators would disregard the presence of any groundwater that would soak the dry ash..."
