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EPA letting some hazardous coal ash ponds stay open longer

EPA letting some hazardous coal ash ponds stay open longer

SOURCE: AP DATE: October 16, 2020 SNIP: The Trump administration will let some leaking or otherwise dangerous coal ash storage ponds stay in operation for years more and some unlined ponds stay open indefinitely under a rule change announced Friday. The move by the...
The toxic waste threat that climate change is making worse

The toxic waste threat that climate change is making worse

SOURCE: Politico DATE: August 26, 2019 SNIP: More than 100 storage sites for coal-burning power plants’ toxic leftovers lie in areas that federal emergency managers have labeled a high risk for flooding, according to POLITICO’s examination of government and industry...
Most US coal plants are contaminating groundwater with toxins

Most US coal plants are contaminating groundwater with toxins

SOURCE: Inside Climate News and The Guardian DATE: March 4, 2019 SNIP: Almost every coal-fired power plant in the US is contaminating groundwater with unsafe levels of toxic pollution, according to the first comprehensive analysis of the consequences of coal ash waste...