An internal email obtained by the News4JAX I-TEAM from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission details how much coal ash has spilled from a leaking barge off the coast of Atlantic Beach.
After years of efforts by environmental activists to drive action on the issue, the Illinois Contamination Control Commission has released findings and recommendations related to the regulation of coal ash storage.
State Senator Scott Bennett (D-Champaign) advanced legislation through the Senate Environment and Conservation Committee Thursday to continue efforts to protect Illinois communities from toxic coal ash pollution.
Tackling coal ash waste must be a priority for our leaders, and we are fortunate that President Joe Biden and his administration are already targeting harmful federal policies that let this waste seep into our communities.
It was midnight, Dec. 21, 2008, when a failure of a dike containing coal ash at the Tennessee Valley Authority's coal-fired power plant in Kingston, Tennessee, created a tsunami wave carrying 1.1 billion gallons of toxic ash.
"The series finally brought to light that we're not the only ones being impacted, that this is a serious problem across the board, and that the industry should be held accountable."
EHN.org scientific investigation finds western Pennsylvania families near fracking are exposed to harmful chemicals, and regulations fail to protect communities' mental, physical, and social health.
