Republican Lawmakers Move to Overturn Obama-Era Coal Ash Regulation Aimed at Reducing Pollution and Protecting Groundwater.

Republican lawmakers are seeking to overturn a new environmental regulation to reduce pollution from coal ash, a rule finalized by the Obama administration. The rule would require utilities and power plant owners to close and remediate old landfills and dump sites that are no longer active. It also requires potentially hundreds of ash management sites to be subject to federal cleanup and groundwater monitoring requirements for the first time. Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-Va.) introduced a measure under the Congressional Review Act to block the rule, which includes a resolution of disapproval signed by 26 other Republicans.