Locations of high-risk US coal ash sites to remain secret
The Obama administration is not releasing the location of coal ash storage sites in the US, even though they could be dangerous to those who live around them.
Washington — The Obama administration wants to keep secret the locations of nearly four dozen coal ash storage sites that pose a threat to people living nearby.
The Environmental Protection Agency identified the 44 sites as potential hazards to communities while investigating storage of coal ash waste after a spill at a Tennessee power plant in December. The sites have existed for years with little or no federal regulation.
The Army Corps of Engineers in a letter dated June 4 told the EPA that it couldn't alert the public to the whereabouts of the 44 sites because it would compromise national security.
The Corps of Engineers had no immediate comment.