Today, the EPA finalized a rule to protect the public from millions of tons of toxic coal ash sitting in old landfills and ponds across the country that were previously exempt from federal regulations. Georgia is home to more than 90 million tons of toxic coal ash. This is a huge win for Georgia communities who have been dealing with coal ash pollution for decades.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — On Friday, the Tennessee Valley Authority announced it will move forward with plans to build a new gas plant and pipeline, forcing families in the Tennessee Valley to foot the bill for the polluting and outdated fossil fuel infrastructure.
La Agencia de Protección Ambiental (EPA) del Presidente Biden actuó para proteger al público de millones de toneladas de cenizas tóxicas de carbón almacenadas en vertederos y estaques por todo el país que previamente estaban exentas de regulaciones federales.
In two proposed rules, EPA is taking welcome action to protect the public from millions of tons of toxic coal ash.
Kentucky coal plants Mill Creek, Ghent, and Shawnee are amongst the deadliest in America when it comes to premature deaths from soot (pm2.5) pollution.
TVA ranks worst amongst parent companies of utilities across America when it comes to premature deaths from soot (pm2.5) pollution.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, in a victory for communities around the country and a positive step toward clean water for all, EPA announced utilities in several states can no longer dump toxic coal ash waste into unlined ponds, proposing to deny utilities’ requests to continue the harmful and irresponsible practice.
Today, the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) made its final decision in Georgia Power’s 2022 rate case with a 4-1 vote, with Commissioner Bubba McDonald opposing.
WASHINGTON, D.C.–Today, EPA denied Lightstone Generation’s request to continue dumping toxic coal ash waste into unlined storage ponds at the General James M. Gavin Power Plant in Cheshire, Ohio.
ATLANTA, GA -- Yesterday, the Georgia Supreme Court denied Sierra Club’s petition to review a 2019 Public Service Commission (PSC) decision that gave Georgia Power almost unlimited power to collect fees from customers for coal ash clean up, despite the utility’s prior knowledge that coal ash contaminates groundwater.
AES, the parent company of AES Indiana (formerly Indianapolis Power & Light) announced today that it will exit all coal operations by 2025. Meanwhile, AES Indiana issued a supplemental statement stating that the future of the two remaining unannounced coal units at its Petersburg Super Polluter coal plant in Southwest Indiana “has not been decided.”
This morning, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it will require utilities in several Midwestern states to clean up their coal ash waste. Coal ash is toxic waste produced by coal-burning power plants.