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Steam rises from Colstrip’s Unit 4. Unit 3 beside it was temporarily shut down for maintenance, while Units 1 and 2, left, were permanently shut down in 2020.

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‘High and dry’: How toxic coal ash could be the next opportunity — or the next broken promise — for the Northern Cheyenne tribe

by Kelsey Turner September 6, 2022August 30, 2022

The potential closure of Montana’s Colstrip power plant would leave one in five Northern Cheyenne tribal members without jobs — and five decades’ worth of coal ash to clean up.

Eduardo Flores looks on at the Waukegan Generating Station. The coal plant sits between several Superfund sites.

Lawsuit: Unregulated coal ash poses a buried, brewing threat to Lake Michigan and beyond

by Diana Leane and Sarah Aie August 25, 2022August 26, 2022

The Greenidge Generation bitcoin mining facility in the village of Dresden.

In the Finger Lakes, a cryptocurrency mining plant billed as ‘green’ has a dirty coal ash problem

by Sruthi Gopalakrishnan August 25, 2022September 2, 2022

The three smokestacks of Waukegan Generating Station are visible from a nearby beach, where a passerby prepares to surf in Lake Michigan.

Cracking down on coal ash: Tough talk and tough choices

by Kari Lydersen, Joshua Irvine, Diana Leane, Tom Quinn, Mrinali Dhembla, Hayley Starshak and Sarah Aie August 24, 2022August 26, 2022

Vanessa Perkins, left, and Neda Deylami charging an electric car at Plant Chicago.

Climate laws boost Chicago efforts on equitable shift to electric transportation

by Audrey Henderson August 17, 2022August 16, 2022