Alabama Power settles with EPA over coal ash pond near Mobile
WEB2 days ago · Starting in 2015, new regulations forced coal-fired plants nationwide to switch to dry coal ash disposal Alabama’s unlined coal ash ponds contain about 100 million cubic yards of coal ash on ...
Alabama Power reaches settlement with EPA over coal ash - MSN
WEBThe settlement will allow the company to avoid adding liners to prevent toxic coal ash from seeping into rivers and drinking water at the large coal ash pond called Plant Barry, which is 597 acres ...
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 …
5.5 million gallons of wastewater spilled from a northern ... - CBS News
WEBJul 20, 2024 · COHASSET, Minn. — Multiple state and federal agencies are working together following a massive spill of coal ash wastewater from a northern Minnesota energy plant. Minnesota Power said the leak...
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...
EPA’s coal ash crackdown comes with a major caveat
WEBMiranda Willson/POLITICO's E&E News. BRANDYWINE, Maryland — Just beyond the boundaries of this town’s sole public park is a 140-acre coal ash pit slowly leaking …
New Rule Will Force Cleanup of Hundreds of Toxic Coal Ash …
WEBU.S. coal plants continue to produce approximately 75 million tons of coal ash every year. Coal ash can harm every major human organ: The pollutants in coal ash can cause …
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.
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.