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Coal Ash Dumps Are Contaminating Groundwater in 22 StatesCoal Ash Dumps Are Contaminating Groundwater in 22 States

Coal Ash Dumps Are Contaminating Groundwater in 22 States

Coal ash located at the Possum Point Power Station in Dumfries, Virginia, appears in a photo taken on June 26,…

6 years ago
EPA’s Own Data Refutes Justification for Clean Water Act RollbackEPA’s Own Data Refutes Justification for Clean Water Act Rollback

EPA’s Own Data Refutes Justification for Clean Water Act Rollback

A swine facility in Eastern North Carolina. Photo: Caitlin Penna for The Intercept While Environmental Protection Agency Acting Administrator Andrew…

6 years ago
“Wild, Wonderful” West Virginia’s Decapitated Mountains and Deformed Fish“Wild, Wonderful” West Virginia’s Decapitated Mountains and Deformed Fish

“Wild, Wonderful” West Virginia’s Decapitated Mountains and Deformed Fish

Photo credit: Mandel Ngan Getty Images A scientist documents the poisoning of the state’s waters by the coal industry I…

6 years ago
Hurricane Florence breaches manure lagoon, coal ash pit in North CarolinaHurricane Florence breaches manure lagoon, coal ash pit in North Carolina

Hurricane Florence breaches manure lagoon, coal ash pit in North Carolina

RALEIGH, N.C. — Flooded rivers from Florence’s drenching rains have swamped coal ash dumps and low-lying hog farms, raising pollution…

6 years ago
New Tests Reveal 15 out of 15 of Indiana’s Coal Ash Ponds Are LeakingNew Tests Reveal 15 out of 15 of Indiana’s Coal Ash Ponds Are Leaking

New Tests Reveal 15 out of 15 of Indiana’s Coal Ash Ponds Are Leaking

Photo: Barbara Deardorff draws water from her tap in Wheatfield, Indiana. Dangerous chemicals from a nearby coal ash pond have…

7 years ago