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Coal Ash
November 3, 2022
Prem Thakker
Report: 96 Percent of U.S. Coal Plants Have No Plans to Clean Up Groundwater They Contaminated
Coal plants have gotten away with contaminating our water for years.
January 26, 2021
Nick Martin
The True Cost of Energy Monopolies
Duke Energy’s influence in North Carolina goes well beyond the electricity bill.
January 22, 2021
Nick Martin
Kill Coal to Save Lives
It’s time to finish what the Obama administration started. It’s time to finish off coal.
November 8, 2018
Emily Atkin
Coal Ash Kills Workers. Trump Kills Coal Ash Regulations.
While hundreds of sick laborers celebrate a verdict in Tennessee, the EPA is weakening rules to protect them.
March 19, 2018
Emily Atkin
There’s coal waste in Puerto Rico’s groundwater.
March 12, 2018
Emily Atkin
Is Coal Waste Leaching Into America’s Drinking Water?
Coal ash ponds are contaminating groundwater across the country, but the consequences are unclear because the government doesn't monitor them.
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