LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Divided Michigan lawmakers on Tuesday voted to allow for the use of coal ash and other industrial byproducts in cement and asphalt, approving legislation that would reclassify certain hazardous wastes for “beneficial use.”
The main bill, approved 68-42 mostly along party lines in the Republican-led House, would designate coal ash and other materials as having a low potential for groundwater contamination when properly managed. The ash is a byproduct of coal combustion that poses environmental threats when put in landfills but also is commonly recycled for use in roads and parking lots.
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