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Earthjustice

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

EPA coal ash regulations issued in 2015 allow polluting utilities to self-regulate. And a giant loophole exempts coal ash piles that stopped receiving coal plant waste before that year.

By James Bruggers

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
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

Houston petroleum refineries

GHG Rules for Oil Refineries on Hold

By Elizabeth McGowan, InsideClimate News

U.S. Steel's Gary Works industrial power plant in Gary, Indiana

Map: Most Toxic Industrial Boilers

By Elizabeth McGowan, InsideClimate News

Kansas Permit for Embattled Coal Plant Faces EPA Review

By Elizabeth McGowan

Hawaii Rejects Proposed Ban on Solar Energy

By Sara Stroud

Industry Turning to Legal Action to Stop EPA Regulation of Greenhouse Gases

By Leslie Berliant

Coastal First Nations Oppose Canada Tar Sands Pipeline

By Leslie Berliant

EPA Study Finds Dangers in Coal Ash Ponds Nationwide

By Stacy Morford

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