Inactive landfills and historic coal ash dumps are currently exempt from federal rules, but a recent settlement could change things. A settlement between environmental groups and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency could for the first time impose regulations on hundreds of coal ash sites nationwide that are not covered by 2015 federal coal
by Kari Lydersen, Energy News NetworkNovember 3, 2022 More than nine out of 10 coal ash impoundments nationwide are contaminating groundwater in violation of federal rules, according to environmental groups’ comprehensive analysis of the latest industry-reported data. Even as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has stepped up enforcement of federal coal ash rules
Industries rely on “beneficial use” of coal power’s toxic byproduct. Will stepped-up enforcement of federal rules interfere? This story is part of a 12-part investigation by the Chicago Investigative Project in the graduate program at the Medill School at Northwestern University. The amount of coal ash in the United States is hard to