water pollution
Illinoisans demand stricter coal ash rules, denounce state proposal
In hearings this week, environmental advocates and community members voiced concerns about the state’s many contaminated sites.
coal
States are banning coal. Will it change the electricity mix?
States banning coal — including Hawaii — had mostly already committed to reducing carbon emissions.
North Carolina
How Duke and its foes agreed to the largest coal ash cleanup in U.S. history
The utility will drop its legal fight with the state, dig up nearly 80 million tons of ash and move it to lined storage.
Illinois
Advocates banking on new Illinois coal ash law to protect rivers and wells
Amid federal uncertainty, two of the state’s most notorious coal ash storage sites will likely test new cleanup rules adopted this year.
Michigan
West Michigan residents fear coal ash contaminating drinking water wells
Private well samples indicated possible contamination near the J.H. Campbell coal plant.