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.
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Wetter weather worsens risks from coal ash ponds, environmental advocates report
Even without floods, multiple Ohio sites already have been found to have elevated contaminant levels in groundwater.
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Illinois Pollution Control Board finds NRG liable for coal ash at power plants
The pollution control board will hold additional public hearings to determine a remedy for the violations.