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The EPA’s Legacy CCR Surface Impoundment Rule extends safeguards to hundreds of coal ash dump sites that had been left unregulated

We’re creating a zero-emissions reality from coast to coast.

Coal ash is what is left behind when power plants burn coal for energy, It is a toxic mix of carcinogens, neurotoxins, and other hazardous pollutants.

746 coal ash units in 43 states and Puerto Rico have reported information in compliance with federal coal ash safeguards since 2015. Here’s what the data said.

Applied Energy Services continues to contaminate the air, soil, and water in Puerto Rico with toxic coal ash.

Revisions to the rule address hundreds of legacy dumpsites previously excluded from safeguards

Read reports and analysis from Earthjustice and our partners, which document the growing public health threat from coal ash, the hazardous waste that remains after coal is burned.

Ash from power plants used to fill mines is poisoning water throughout PA; Local group petitions EPA for assistance

Staff Scientist Rashmi Joglekar explains how a new Harvard study adds to a growing pile of evidence that we must enforce stricter regulations on toxic emissions to save lives.

39 additional sites where coal ash is contaminating water are discovered, a total of 70 sites since February far exceed previous EPA estimates

Refineries emit cancer-causing pollution including benzene

Early Saturday morning, the U.S. House of Representatives approved an amendment to the House budget bill that had nothing to do with trimming the federal deficit, but everything to do with sweetening the bottom line of the likes of Duke Energy, AEP, Ameren and Southern Company. The House passed this amendment at about two in…

It’s inspiring to see the commitment of Rep McKinley’s constituents living in the shadow of First Energy’s behemoth 1000-acre Little Blue Run waste dump continuing to speak the truth amid the lies flaunted by corporate interests. Steve and Annette Rhodes, life-long residents of West Virginia, describe the stark and unfortunate reality of living near a toxic coal ash dump and debunk the many falsehoods spouted by Rep. McKinley in their recent piece in The Hill, Rep McKinley We Live Here with the Coal Ash.