The House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, led by Rep. Jim Costa (D-CA), will hold an oversight hearing on "How Should the Federal Government Address the Health and Environmental Risks of Coal Combustion Waste?" In light of recent reports by the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Research Council on the problems associated with the disposal of coal combustion waste, the Subcommittee will examine the appropriate role of the federal government in assuring the safe disposal of coal combustion waste.

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Subject:
House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
Oversight Hearing on "How Should the Federal Government Address the Health and Environmental Risks of Coal Combustion Waste?"

When:
Tuesday, June 10, 2008, at 10:00 a.m.

Where:
Room 1334 Longworth House Office Building

Witnesses:
Panel 1
Prof. Mark Squillace, Director, Natural Resources Law Center, University of Colorado School of Law
Ms. Shari Wilson, Secretary of the Environment, State of Maryland
Mr. David Goss, Executive Director, American Coal Ash Association

Panel 2
Mr. Charles Norris, Consultant, GeoHydro, Inc.
Dr. Thomas Burke, Director, Risk Sciences and Public Policy Institute, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (Slides)
Ms. Lisa Evans, Project Attorney, Earthjustice
Mr. Norman Harvey, Community Activist, Maryland

Opening Statement
Chairman Jim Costa