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10 years ago, one of the largest coal ash disasters changed NC environmental history
WSOC via Yahoo News· 4 months agoIt happened on a Sunday. A pipe running under a coal basin at the retired Dan River Steam Station, a...
Duke's Sutton coal plant closed in 2013, but most of the ash is still there. Is that bad?
Star News via Yahoo News· 8 months agoBumping along the shoreline of Sutton Lake looking to avoid running over any submerged tree trunks...
EPA rule would force clean-up of toxic coal ash dumped in landfills, ponds near power plants
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Environmental Protection Agency is strengthening a rule aimed at controlling and cleaning up...
Feds reject Alabama’s plan to dispose of toxic waste from coal-fired power plants
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer via Yahoo News· 10 months agoFor the first time, the EPA has rebuffed a coal ash waste plan from the Alabama Department of...
90% of U.S. Coal Plants Are Contaminating Groundwater, Report Finds
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThis story was originally published by Grist. You can subscribe to its weekly newsletter here. More...