Tougher rules on coal fly ash dumps not enough, county executive says

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State environmental officials will be applying tougher regulations to coal fly ash dump sites, but Anne Arundel?s county executive is not satisfied.

“I?m not pleased with [the Maryland Department of the Environment?s] track record, because they knew about [fly ash] contamination and did not take action,” said County Executive John R. Leopold.

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