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March 15, 2019 | Legal Document

Motion for Summary Judgment: Oklahoma Coal Ash Program Challenge

Waterkeeper Alliance, Inc., LEAD Agency, Inc., and Sierra Club respectfully submit this motion seeking summary judgment on all claims. This case is about U.S. EPA’s first-ever approval of a state permit program to regulate the disposal of coal combustion residuals.

March 13, 2019 | Legal Document

D.C. Circuit Court Order: Granting EPA Motion to Remand

Ordered that that the motion for voluntary remand without vacatur be granted and the motion for partial stay and expedited consideration or partial summary vacatur be denied.

March 10, 2019 | In the News: Michigan Daily

The University of Michigan's Carbon Neutrality Efforts

Shannon Fisk, Managing Attorney, Coal Program, Earthjustice: “A lot of big old coal plants still lack modern pollution controls because they were not required to install them until they were modified.”

March 4, 2019 | Press Release

First Comprehensive, National Study of Coal Ash Pollution Finds Widespread Groundwater Contamination

Power plant groundwater monitoring data reveals unsafe levels of toxic pollutants at 91% of 265 sites across United States, including in TX, NC, WY, PA, TN, MD, UT, MI and KY

March 4, 2019 | Feature

Mapping the Coal Ash Contamination

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

March 3, 2019 | Legal Document

Coal’s Poisonous Legacy:Groundwater Contaminated by Coal Ash Across the U.S.

Written and researched by Abel Russ and Courtney Bernhardt of the Environmental Integrity Project (EIP) and Lisa Evans of Earthjustice. Data gathering, analysis, and mapping by Keene Kelderman, Mariah Lamm, and Courtney Bernhardt (EIP) and Andrew Rehn of Prairie Rivers Network. Compliance monitoring assistance from Flora Champenois and Henry Weaver (Earthjustice). Data gathering assistance from Kira Burkhart, Flora Ji, Ben Kunstman, Camden Marcucci, Sammie McCormick, Hayley Roy, and Namratha Sivakumar (EIP); Akriti Bhargava, Katherine Clements, Tess Fields, Lauren Hogrewe, Harry Libarle, and Claire Pfitzinger (Sierra Club); Ricki Draper (Appalachian Voices); Susan Lee (NRDC); and Roland Rivera. Graphics and editing by Ari Phillips, with editing assistance by Lisa Evans, Earthjustice. Made possible with help from Earthjustice and the Sierra Club.

February 14, 2019 | In the News: Chesterton Tribune

OUCC, CAC Oppose NIPSCO’s Proposed 12% Electric Rate Hike

Raghu Murthy, Attorney, Coal Program, Earthjustice: “We applaud NIPSCO for recognizing that a transition from dirty coal to clean energy will lower future costs to their customers, but this transition will not be a just one if future savings are not fairly apportioned among all of NIPSCO’s customers.”

February 12, 2019 | Press Release

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Motion for Summary Judgment: Oklahoma Coal Ash Program Challenge

D.C. Circuit Court Order: Granting EPA Motion to Remand

The University of Michigan's Carbon Neutrality Efforts

First Comprehensive, National Study of Coal Ash Pollution Finds Widespread Groundwater Contamination

Mapping the Coal Ash Contamination

Coal’s Poisonous Legacy:Groundwater Contaminated by Coal Ash Across the U.S.

OUCC, CAC Oppose NIPSCO’s Proposed 12% Electric Rate Hike

Report: Migrant Children Detention Center Could Be Built On Chemical-Riddled Landfill

Toxic Cages: Toxic Contaminants At Goodfellow Air Force Base Put Children’s Health At Risk

Fact Sheet: Toxic Cages

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