In 2009, in response to a Freedom of Information Act request filed by Earthjustice and our partners, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency revealed the location of 584 coal ash dump sites across the country—almost twice as many as previously identified. These sites pose significant cancer and health risks that so far have gone unchecked. Use the map below to view fact sheets analyzing the coal ash sites by state.
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