| Briefing Date: | 02/28/2006 |
| Topic: | Managing Coal Combustion Residues in Mines |
THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES
National Research Council
Division on Earth and Life Studies
Board on Earth Sciences and Resources
Committee on Mine Placement of Coal Combustion Wastes
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Congressional Briefings
Tuesday, February 28, 2006
1334 Longworth House Office Bldg. -- 1:00 p.m.
and
311 Hart Senate Office Bldg. -- 2:30 p.m.
on
Managing Coal Combustion Residues in Mines
Requested by Congress in P.L. 108-199, this report examines the health and environmental risks from storing coal ash in active and abandoned mines.
These series of briefings were for members of Congress and congressional staff only. The report was publicly released on March 1, 2006 and can be found, in its entirety, on the Web site of the National Academies Press.
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