The petition cites communities in Hampton Roads as evidence for the filing, and the groups are calling upon the EPA to stop harmful coal pollution by requiring coal train operators to obtain a permit for their water pollution.
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Sixteen environmental groups have filed a rulemaking petition with the EPA asking for the federal agency to require coal train operators to have Clean Water Act permits when moving coal. The post Environmental groups push to clamp down on coal dust from trains appeared first on FreightWaves.
Mirna Yamileth Valladares Flores had received little to no communication from her 13-year-old daughter’s Norfolk middle school, and was frustrated. Valladares, who was a teacher in her native Honduras, called the school and asked for an interpreter to translate between English and Spanish. She was told no one was available. Valladares is one of the small but growing number of Hampton Roads .