Coal Ash Analysis

The author mentions some arguments provided by power companies to persuade the government not to increase and set new regulations for handling and storing coal ash. The lecturer, however, refutes the reasoning and believes that they are not convincing.

First, according to the reading, there are numerous restrictions for power companies. For this reason, it seems that there is not any urgent need to set enact new rules. Nevertheless, the professor points out to existed regulations surrounding coal ash. He states that the present rules are not sufficient. For instance, utilizing liner-special material is just forcing for new land fields, and it is worthwhile mentioning that a high percentage of pollution is due to the lines in old land fields. …show more content…
Consequently, they will not their product anymore. Conversely, the professor rejects the attempts of companies for recycling. He thinks that they did not stop producing coal ash. Instead, they are using other dangerous materials like murkery. In addition, they are not concern about other contaminating matters.

Third, based on the power company prediction, the new regulations bring about an increase in the prize of products resulted in escalating the cost of electricity for costumers. Although the lecturer concedes the statement, he believes that some other aspects of this issue should be considered. If the new regulations enact, the companies have to spend about 15 milions dollars for its implementation. Finally, consumers have to pay one percent much money comparing to the current situation which is not very high. In other words, these regulations contribute to not only a few increase in bills ,that is not noticeable at all, but also it gives the people the opportunity to enjoy a better