Alabama Power settles with EPA over coal ash pond near Mobile
WEB3 days ago · Coal ash contains toxins that are harmful to human health and can cause cancer, including mercury, arsenic, cadmium and others according to the EPA
E.P.A. Announces Crackdown on Toxic Coal Ash From Landfills
WEBMay 17, 2023 · The Latest. The Biden administration is moving to close a loophole that had exempted hundreds of inactive coal ash landfills from rules designed to prevent heavy metals like mercury and arsenic...
New Rule Will Force Cleanup of Hundreds of Toxic Coal Ash …
WEBApril 25, 2024. What happened: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a new rule that will force power plants across the country to clean up hundreds of coal ash dumps that have been leaking toxic pollution into groundwater.
EPA rule would force clean-up of toxic coal ash dumped in …
WEBMay 17, 2023 · EPA Administrator Michael Regan said the plan would hold polluters accountable for controlling and cleaning up coal ash, a byproduct of burning coal that can pollute groundwater, drinking water and air and has …
Is there a coal ash pond near you? Check this map. | CNN
WEBDec 8, 2021 · On Sunday, CNN published “Gambling ‘America’s Amazon,’” an investigation on a toxic coal ash pond in southern Alabama that experts say threatens one of the nation’s most pristine wetlands.
Coal ash more hazardous than previously known, EPA says, could …
WEBJan 18, 2024 · Coal ash could increase a person’s cancer risk significantly more than previously estimated, according to a recent EPA report, raising questions about the safety of places where ash has been...
EPA Announces Latest Actions to Protect Groundwater and …
WEBJan 25, 2023 · WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the latest action to protect communities and hold facilities accountable for controlling and cleaning up the contamination created by coal ash disposal.
The Biden administration says it has a plan to clean up toxic coal ash
WEBJan 11, 2022 · Today, the Biden administration said it plans to do more to clean up coal ash sites across the country. That's the highly toxic waste that's left after coal is burned for electricity.
EPA asked to rein in toxic coal ash nationwide : NPR
WEBJan 12, 2022 · Coal ash contains toxic contaminants like mercury, cadmium and arsenic that can pollute the air and seep into groundwater, and that are associated with cancer and other illnesses.
EPA Announces Latest Action to Protect Communities from Coal Ash ...
WEBMay 17, 2023 · Coal ash is a byproduct of burning coal in power plants that, without proper management, can pollute waterways, groundwater, drinking water, and the air. Coal ash contains contaminants like mercury, cadmium, chromium, and arsenic associated with cancer and various other serious health effects.