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Dick Durbin: We write in strong opposition to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed revisions to existing federal…

On the recordJune 19, 2026
We write in strong opposition to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed revisions to existing federal regulations that protect our communities from toxic coal combustion residuals (CCR), or coal ash, in landfills and surface impoundments.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Opposing EPA's proposed revisions on coal ash regulations.

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