The money will be used at closed landfills once operated by the former Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority.

The plan relies on excavation with ash placed in lined landfills and resolves pending environmental litigation related to basin closure methods.

Chemours and North Carolina’s Division of Air Quality will conduct testing to confirm the thermal oxidizer is reducing PFAS air emissions.

The agency also approved the second state coal ash permit program for Georgia.

The final bill does, however, prohibit the use of firefighting foam containing PFAS after October 2024 and immediately prohibits usage in training exercises.

The interim recommendations will provide clear and consistent guidance for federal cleanup programs and will help protect drinking water resources.

The U.S. biochar market has been slow-growing, but several types of businesses are tapping into the market, including a few waste-to-energy project developers.

The final part of a two-part series highlights scientists’ findings confirming that coal ash contaminants are leaking into groundwater and surface water.

Part one of a two-part series looks at how some states are making their own rules to manage coal ash as the federal government rolls back Obama-era protections.

PFAS provisions had been a major source of tension between House and Senate negotiators.