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Xcel is a member of the [[American Coal Ash Association]] (ACAA), an umbrella lobbying group for all coal ash interests that includes major coal burners [[Duke Energy]], [[Southern Company]] and [[American Electric Power]] as well as dozens of other companies. The group argues that the so-called "beneficial-use industry" would be eliminated if a "hazardous" designation was given for coal ash waste.<ref name=desmog>[http://www.mediafire.com/file/9dcyzlqzeo1ais9/coal%20ash%20report_lores.pdf ''Coal-Fired Utilities to American Public: Kiss my Ash''] DeSmogBlog.com & PolluterWatch, October 27, 2010.</ref>
ACAA was set up by a front group called [[Citizens for Recycling First]], which argues that using toxic coal ash as fill in other products is safe, despite evidence to the contrary.<ref name=desmog/>
==Contributions to trade associations and other groups==