The EPA’s crackdown on coal ash means more coal plants may excavate coal ash to out-of-state landfills. This could be good for the environment, while making communities like Uniontown, Alabama, feel like dumping grounds.

Author Archives: Gina Castro
Gina Castro is based in Chicago. She recently earned a master’s degree from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism where she studied investigative reporting. She is currently a Pulitzer Center fellow and a racial justice fellow for the Evanston RoundTable Media. When Gina’s not reporting, you can find her reading the latest science fiction novel.