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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

After Puerto Rico banned coal ash storage, the toxic waste from its coal plant is being quietly shipped through Florida to Georgia. Residents and leaders are upset, but feel powerless.

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

Plant Bowen’s cooling towers visible two miles behind Taylorsville Elementary School, in Stilesboro, Georgia. Plant Bowen is the proposed site of the largest beneficial reuse project of coal ash in the country.

In Georgia, ratepayers face a big bill for coal ash cleanup, while a utility profits

by Felix Beilin September 13, 2022September 12, 2022

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 Ronald Reagan Building, home to the EPA.

Reuse can divert coal ash from landfills, but challenges remain

by Tom Quinn August 31, 2022August 31, 2022