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2025-21597 — Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System: Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals From Electric Utilities; Extension of an Alternative Closure Requirement Deadline

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) is proposing to extend, by three years, one compliance deadline applicable to certain coal combustion residuals (CCR) surface impoundments operating pursuant to the alternative closure requirements. Specifically, EPA is extending the deadline for owners and operators to complete closure of their unlined CCR surface impoundments larger than 40 acres from October 17, 2028, to October 17, 2031. This deadline extension will promote electric grid reliability by al…

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Legal stateProposed rule / commentA proposal or notice is not a final requirement.
JurisdictionUnited StatesFederal-source record
Latest recorded action2025-11-28Proposed rule; notice of public hearing.
Primary sourceFed. RegisterOriginal public record linked

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Energy · Grid Reliability

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NJ-S4659New Jersey · Introduced / in committeeRequires DEP to conduct study on environmental impacts of data center development in State; prohibits construction of new data centers until study is complete.Related tracked evidencePA-SB1345Pennsylvania · Introduced / in committeeAn Act amending the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.805, No.247), known as the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, in zoning, providing for optional temporary moratorium on acceptance or consideration of new applications for high impact data centers.Related tracked evidenceMI-HB 6389Michigan · Introduced / in committeeBusinesses: other; Michigan major digital infrastructure act; create. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: HB 6390'26Related tracked evidenceMD-EO-01.01.2026.16Maryland · Executive actionExecutive Order 01.01.2026.16 establishes responsible data-center development reviewGrid Reliability
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Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System: Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals From Electric Utilities; Extension of an Alternative Closure Requirement Deadline

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explicitly concerns: Theme named in the title or stored summaryexplicitly concerns: Theme named in the title or stored summaryclassified under: Fixed-vocabulary topic classificationapplies in: Jurisdiction recorded for this source typedocumented by: Original source URL stored with the policy recordissued by: Issuing agency named in the tracked public recordmember of family: standalonePolicy record2025-21597Hazardous and Solid Waste M…2025-21597: Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System: Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals From Electric Utilities; Extension of an Alternative Closure Requirement DeadlinePolicy themeEnergyExplicit record textEnergy: Explicit record textPolicy themeGrid ReliabilityExplicit record textGrid Reliability: Explicit record textPolicy themeWaterAI-assisted policy themeWater: AI-assisted policy themeJurisdictionUnited StatesFederal policy jurisdictionUnited States: Federal policy jurisdictionOriginal sourceFed. RegisterOriginal public sourceFed. Register: Original public sourceDocumented actorEnvironmental Protecti…agencyEnvironmental Protection Agency: agencyPolicy familyHazardous and Solid Wa…USHazardous and Solid Waste Management System: Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals From Electric Utilities; Extension of an Alternative Closure Requirement Deadline: US

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