by faster | Jan 18, 2019 | Blog
SOURCE: Inside Climate News DATE: January 18, 2019 SNIP: The clearest picture yet of coal ash contamination in the United States is emerging, with utilities reporting serious groundwater contamination in at least 22 states. At dozens of power plants across the...
by faster | Jan 17, 2019 | Blog
SOURCE: Texas Tribune DATE: January 17, 2019 SNIP: As the Trump administration considers weakening Obama-era safeguards for the disposal of toxic coal waste, a new report shows that groundwater near all of Texas’ 16 monitored coal-fired power plants is contaminated...
by faster | Jul 18, 2018 | Blog
SOURCE: The Hill DATE: July 18, 2018 SNIP: The Trump administration started easing some standards for how companies discard coal ash, the toxic substances left over from burning coal. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) made final Wednesday what it said are the...
by faster | Feb 7, 2018 | Blog
SOURCE: Inside Climate News DATE: February 7, 2018 SNIP: Toxic substances including arsenic may be leaking from unlined pits and contaminating groundwater at hundreds of coal ash storage facilities nationwide, according to an analysis by the environmental law...