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Coal ash

Coal Ash Along the Shores of the Great Lakes Threatens Water Quality as Residents Rally for Change

More than 100 coal ash waste sites, many unregulated, sit just feet from the Great Lakes, raising concerns for nearby communities and the 30 million people who rely on the lakes for drinking water.

By Grace van Deelen

Coal ash pond D at Possum Point Power Station in Dumfries, Virginia on June 26, 2015. Credit: Kate Patterson for The Washington Post via Getty Images
PacifiCorp's Hunter coal fired power pant releases steam as it burns coal outside of Castle Dale, Utah on Nov. 14, 2019. Credit: George Frey/AFP via Getty Images

Over 130 Power Plants That Have Spawned Leaking Toxic Coal Ash Ponds and Landfills Don’t Think Cleanup Is Necessary

By James Bruggers

Heavy machinery excavate and carry coal ash from drained coal ash pond in Dumfries, Va. on June 26, 2015. Credit: Kate Patterson for The Washington Post via Getty Images

Earthjustice Is Suing EPA Over Coal Ash Dumps, Which Leak Toxins Into Groundwater

By James Bruggers

Piles of coal ash are dumped next to coal ash pond in Dumfries, Virginia, on Jan. 7, 2016. which is filled with roughly 150 million gallon of contaminated water. Credit: Astrid Riecken For The Washington Post via Getty Images

Two US Electrical Grid Operators Claim That New Rules For Coal Ash Could Make Electricity Supplies Less Reliable

By James Bruggers

Heavy machinery excavate and carry coal ash from drained coal ash pond in Dumfries, Virginia on June 26, 2015. Credit: Kate Patterson for The Washington Post via Getty Images

The Biden Administration Takes Action on Toxic Coal Ash Waste, Targeting Leniency by the Trump EPA

By James Bruggers

Coal ash from the now-retired Allen Fossil Plant is among the worst groundwater polluters, a new study finds. Credit: Tennessee Valley Authority

Coal Ash Contaminates Groundwater at 91% of U.S. Coal Plants, Tests Show

By James Bruggers

Workers used heavy equipment to scoop up coal ash after the Kingston spill. Credit: Tennessee Valley Authority

A Coal Ash Spill Made These Workers Sick. Now, They're Fighting for Compensation.

By James Bruggers

Dozens of livestock farms with chickens and hog waste lagoons in the Carolinas were inundated by Hurricane Florence's extreme rainfall. Credit: Rick Dove/Waterkeeper Alliance

In Florence's Floodwater: Sewage, Coal Ash and Hog Waste Lagoon Spills

By James Bruggers

In 2008, a coal ash containment area broke at the TVA's Kingston Fossil Plant, and 5.4 million cubic yards of coal ash washed downstream toward the Emory River. Credit: Brian Stansberry/CC-BY-3.0

Don't Gut Coal Ash Rules, Communities Beg EPA at Hearing

By Georgina Gustin

Federal Crackdown Puts Coal Ash Industry on Notice

By Lisa Song

Coal ash landfill

EPA Given 90 Days to Assess Dangers of Coal Ash Products

By Elizabeth McGowan

Coal Ash Cloud Looms Large Over China

by Meng Si, chinadialogue

U.S. Investors With $240 Bln in Assets Urge Strict Federal Regs on Coal Ash

By Stacy Feldman

Investigation Shows So-Called 'Beneficial Use' of Coal Ash Putting Communities at Risk

By Sue Sturgis

EPA’s First Federal Coal Ash Regs Garner Qualified Praise from Advocates

By Stacy Feldman

EPA Rethinking Coal Ash Regulation

By Matthew Berger

US Government Still Promoting Use of Coal Ash on Crops

By Sue Sturgis

TVA's Coal Ash Dumping Plan Sparks Health Concerns

By Sue Sturgis

Review Finds 13 North Carolina Coal Ash Ponds Leaking Toxins into Groundwater

By Sue Sturgis

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