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Coal ash crackdown continues as EPA denies extensions for six power plants

by Kari Lydersen January 25, 2023January 26, 2023

The move signals the agency’s commitment to enforce 2015 federal rules that had been widely flaunted by companies and ignored by regulators.

The James M. Gavin Power Plant, top, and Kyger Creek plant, along the Ohio River.

Ohio’s largest coal plant to change coal ash handling after U.S. EPA denial

by Kathiann M. Kowalski December 2, 2022December 2, 2022

Coal ash quarry

Analysis finds ‘stunning’ lack of compliance with coal ash rules, putting groundwater at risk

by Kari Lydersen November 3, 2022November 4, 2022

A commercial truck carrying waste to Chesser Island Road Landfill kicks up dust as it barrels down the highway.

How Puerto Rico’s banned coal ash winds up in rural Georgia

by Peter Winslow September 20, 2022September 19, 2022

Trucks carrying large loads drive straight through Uniontown downtown on Washington Street to highway US-80.

As utilities seek to relocate coal ash, will Black communities bear the burden?

by Gina Castro September 15, 2022September 14, 2022