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In the News: Canary Media July 29, 2026

EPA proposals to keep Indiana coal going would threaten drinking water

Thom Cmar, Deputing Managing Attorney, Midwest Regional Office: “EPA is, under this administration, pulling every possible lever when it comes to every possible environmental rule to try to keep coal plants running for as long as possible.”
In the News: Canary Media July 29, 2026

EPA proposals to keep Indiana coal going would threaten drinking water

Lisa Evans, Senior Counsel, Clean Energy Program: “This EPA is eradicating environmental and health protections and will make Americans sicker [and] poorer, and destroy irreplaceable water resources.”
The Stanton Energy Center coal plant and coal ash storage located near Orlando, Florida. (J Henry Fair for Earthjustice / <a href="https://www.jhenryfair.com/" class="a_color--black">jhenryfair.com</a>)
Press Release July 14, 2026

EPA Floats Plan to Speed Up Its Dismantling of Coal Ash Protections

The scheme would speed up the implementation of EPA’s efforts to gut coal ash protections
document June 29, 2026

Letter to EPA Administrator Zeldin on Coal Ash, Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals from Electric Utilities; Legacy/CCRMU Amendments, 91 Federal Register 18968, Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OLEM–2020–0107

Earthjustice joined 195 public interest groups and individuals from multiple states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico, to oppose the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed Legacy/CCRMU Amendments Rule and call on the…
The Stanton Energy Center coal plant and coal ash storage located near Orlando, Florida. (J Henry Fair for Earthjustice / <a href="https://www.jhenryfair.com/" class="a_color--black">jhenryfair.com</a>)
From the Experts May 27, 2026

EPA’s New Coal Ash Proposal Is a Gift to Polluters

How the Trump EPA is weakening safeguards against toxic coal ash pollution.
Sandhill cranes congregate in a coal ash pond next to Schahfer Generating Station, a coal-fired power plant, while it operates, Feb. 9, 2026, in Wheatfield, Ind. (Chicago Tribune / TCA)
Press Release May 27, 2026

EPA Moves to Establish a Federal Permit Program to Allow More Coal Ash Pollution

Today the EPA dusted off a proposal from the first Trump administration
feature May 4, 2026

Coal Ash: Reports & Publications

Documenting the public health threat from coal ash, the hazardous waste that remains after coal is burned
document May 2, 2026

Fact Sheet: EPA Prepares to Gut Coal Ash Safeguards and Cleanup Requirements

Under the current Trump administration, the EPA has begun to systematically gut protections that would otherwise force the coal industry to clean up its toxic coal ash.
The now-closed Waukegan Generating Station, on the shore of Lake Michigan in Waukegan, Illinois. The coal fired power plant still has sizable coal ash ponds threatening the environment. (Jamie Kelter Davis for Earthjustice)
Press Release April 9, 2026

EPA Proposes to Gut Federal Coal Ash Cleanup Requirements and Health Protections

Earthjustice will sue to stop the EPA from rewriting the rules for coal power companies’ toxic sludge
Press Release: Victory March 11, 2026

Illinois EPA Denies NRG’s Inadequate “Preliminary” Closure Proposal and Monitoring Plan for Toxic Coal Ash at Lincoln Stone Quarry

Citizens Against Ruining the Environment (CARE), Earthjustice, Prairie River Network, and Sierra Club celebrate the decision to ensure better monitoring and clean-up of coal ash at the highly-polluted quarry
People rally outside of an EPA public hearing on coal ash in Chicago, Illinois in 2023 (Jamie Kelter Davis for Earthjustice)
Article March 5, 2026

People Are Furious About Coal Ash Deregulation

Folks nationwide feel the Trump administration's EPA is abandoning its responsibility to protect communities, and they are speaking out.
In the News: Michigan Live February 27, 2026

As toxic coal ash contaminates Michigan water, Trump officials relax cleanup rules

Gavin Kearney, Attorney, Clean Energy Program: “Companies were free to store coal ash anywhere they wanted to, and oftentimes that just meant digging a hole in the ground and dumping it in.”
Coal ash is the waste that remains when coal is burned in power plants to generate electricity. (Nenad Zivkovic / Shutterstock)
Press Release February 6, 2026

Trump EPA Delays Cleanup of Hundreds of Coal Ash Dumps in Advance of Larger Rollback

The rule comes just days before a deadline for owners to report on previously unregulated coal ash dumping at power plant sites
document January 16, 2026

USWAG Letter on CCR Priorities

Letter from the Utility Solid Waste Activities Group to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin on coal combustion residuals.
document January 16, 2026

USWAG: Whitepaper on Closure-in-Place

Whitepaper from the Utility Solid Waste Activities Group on closing coal combustion residuals units by leaving coal ash in place.
In the News: Canary Media January 9, 2026

EPA plans to give 11 coal plants a free pass on toxic ash disposal

Lisa Evans, Senior Counsel, Clean Energy Program: “EPA never reviewed these demonstrations. If they did, I am confident that they would likely find that each of the plants are ineligible for an extension.”
In the News: Phys.org January 7, 2026

Environmentalists push back against U.S. EPA plan to extend coal plant closings

Mychal Ozaeta, Attorney, Clean Energy Program: "These 13 are the most dangerous coal ash ponds in the U.S. because they're leaking. They've been doing so for decades."
The now-closed Waukegan Generating Station, on the shore of Lake Michigan in Waukegan, Ill. The coal-fired power plant still has sizable coal ash ponds threatening the environment. (Jamie Kelter Davis for Earthjustice)
feature October 20, 2025

Toxic Coal Ash in Illinois: Addressing Coal Plants’ Hazardous Legacy

Massive quantities of coal ash are stored at 26 power plant sites in Illinois.