North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia are proving it is possible for utilities to remove massive quantities of coal ash from ponds where it endangers groundwater, placing it in safer lined landfills. This could be a model for other states, but challenges remain.

Author Archives: Hayley Starshak
Hayley Starshak graduated from Northwestern University with a master’s degree in journalism, specializing in investigative reporting. She went to undergrad at the University of Denver, majoring in strategic communications and Spanish. She has a passion for storytelling, local news, and defending the Oxford comma.