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Coal Ash Gets Its Day In Court
As predicted in our last blog post on the Dan River coal ash disaster, the repercussions of this tragic event continue to make daily news. While environmental and community advocacy groups have…
Question and Answer: An improved tool for watchdogging coal ash in the Southeast
This is a guest post originally reported on by Southeast Energy News. Click here to read the original article. For info about an upcoming webinar on SoutheastCoalAsh.org, go here. Coal ash waste…
Thirteen More Coal Ash Disasters Waiting to Happen
Four days after the Southeast's most recent coal ash disaster began, Duke Energy has yet to stop coal ash flowing into the Dan River. The impoundment failure is now the nation's 3rd…
Evidence Mounts As We Wait For Meaningful Coal Ash Regulation
EPA has finally taken initial action to regulate coal ash. In a preliminary announcement on May 4, EPA proposed two distinctly different options for regulating the toxic mess left behind from burning…
Will NC Gov. McCrory's DEQ Heed Demands for Proper Coal Ash Cleanup?
If you're paying attention to North Carolina politics, you know Governor Pat McCrory's administration seems very out of step with North Carolinians statewide. As his ink dries on the controversial HB2 (which…
New Coal Ash Bill Undermines Health, Environment and Public Process
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is still working to develop a program for safely handling coal ash, the industrial waste that is left behind after coal is burned for energy production. Coal…
SACE Releases TN Coal Ash Report in Advance of EPA Public Hearing
Just a few weeks after the December 2008 Kingston coal ash disaster, on January 7, 2009, SACE Executive Director, Dr. Stephen A. Smith, traveled to Washington, D.C. with five residents of Harriman,…
Industry groups pushing hard to influence EPA decision on coal ash
Industry lobbyists are working hard to influence the EPA's decision on whether to classify coal ash as a hazardous substance. According to a recent reports by the Wall Street Journal and New…
Ash In Lungs: How Breathing Coal Ash is Hazardous to Your Health
This guest post is written by Lisa Evans and was originally published on Earthjustice's blog on July 31, 2014. You can access the original post here. Take a deep breath—but not too…