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EPA coal ash settlement raises hopes for cleanup along Lake Michigan and beyond

Mar 7, 2023

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

Reuse can divert coal ash from landfills, but challenges remain

Sep 13, 2022

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

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EPA coal ash settlement raises hopes for cleanup along Lake Michigan and beyond

Reuse can divert coal ash from landfills, but challenges remain