A legal victory decades in the making, the EPA will require modern wastewater treatment at all remaining coal-fired plants

Half of coal ash is unregulated

The EPA will consider closing a loophole that exempts over half a billion tons of toxic coal ash in landfills from federal oversight. The proposed consent decree would require that EPA either complete a review of 40 CFR 257.50(d) and determine that no revision is necessary, or sign a proposed rule to revise it on or before May 5, 2023. If a proposal is issued, the EPA must take final action regarding the proposed revision no later than May 6, 2024.

EPA found that the six plants failed to prove that their coal ash ponds were not leaking and not contaminating groundwater

Earthjustice’s attorneys and policy experts rated his administration’s progress.

An introduction to the serious threats to human health and the environment, particularly to water resources and clean air, posed by coal ash.

Seven years after EPA Coal Ash Rule, 96% of coal plants are not planning any treatment of contaminated groundwater

In every state where coal is burned, the utility industry is violating a federal regulation known as the Coal Ash Rule. The result is widespread groundwater contamination that threatens our drinking water supplies and aquatic life. This report presents evidence of contamination at more power plants than previously documented – bringing the total to over 265 sites – and also describes the pervasive noncompliance that continues to prevent environmental restoration.

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.

Environmental & civil rights groups say hundreds of landfills in 38 states risk sources of drinking water & air

This case challenges the U.S. EPA to review and revise regulations that are inadequate to protect human health and the environment from the unsafe disposal of coal combustion residuals.

Joint letter to EPA Administrator Regan calling for stronger coal ash rules.

This map reveals 292 inactive or abandoned landfills at 161 coal-fired power plants in 38 states.

Families need protections from cancer clusters now.

Michigan City – CCR Management Area – Review of Sheet Pile Wall Assessments June 21, 2022

The utility industry is skirting the federal coal ash rule to avoid cleaning up coal ash contamination.

AES-PR has been working to transfer the ownership and expense of its coal plant to Puerto Rico's public utility PREPA.

Lisa Evans, Senior Counsel, Coal Program, Earthjustice: “How do you extract [rare earth] in a way that doesn’t create more of an environmental hazard, that doesn’t endanger workers and that doesn’t leave toxic waste for the community? All these questions have to be answered.”