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Dozens of Illinois communities urged to extend use of coal-fired power plant near Marissa
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo News· 1 week ago“I would be nervous as a consumer about the fact I’m locked in until 2035,” one analyst said....
The End of Coal Culture
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 8 months agoRomeoville, Illinois This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. The parade wouldn’t start for another...
Environmental report: Dallman's coal-ash dumps are contaminating groundwater
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCity Water, Light & Power's Dallman power plant is among 16 plants in Illinois with coal-ash dumps...
Legal settlement ensures toxic coal ash will be removed from flood plain of Illinois’ only national...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 12 months agoMore than a half century’s worth of toxic coal ash will be excavated from the flood plain of...
Illinois files lawsuit against City Water, Light & Power over 2021 ash release
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe Illinois Attorney General's Office is filing suit against City Water, Light & Power alleging...
Biden administration aims to speed up the demise of coal-fired power plants
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 month agoBurning coal to generate electricity is rapidly declining in the United States. President Joe...
Pollution from coal waste still contaminating water in Kentucky and U.S., groups say
Lexington Herald-Leader McClatchy Articles via AOL· 2 years agoYears after the federal government mandated cleanup, pollutants such as arsenic and mercury continue...
Coal industry ‘shocked and disheartened’ by Manchin climate deal
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe West Virginia Coal Association and several other state-based coal industry groups on Wednesday...
Berry to retire as CEO of Big Rivers Electric; successor is named
The Courier & Press via Yahoo Finance· 6 months agoHENDERSON, Ky. − Bob Berry, who helmed Big Rivers Electric Corp. through some tumultuous and dynamic...
State grants help Randolph County communities cope with mine, power plant closures
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo News· 8 months agoA new state grant program is providing $40 million this year to communities coping with the closure...