Coal Ash

September 13, 2018 | Feature

Hurricane Florence: Hazardous Sites At Risk

Chemical facilities, toxic coal ash sites, and Superfund sites are located in states impacted by Hurricane Florence.

September 12, 2018 | In the News: Inside Climate News

In Hurricane Florence’s Path: Giant Toxic Coal Ash Piles

September 10, 2018 | Blog Post

Court Victory Signals Hope for Communities Threatened by Toxic Coal Ash

A recent court victory means that cities like Danville, Illinois, stuck for years with so-called “legacy” coal ash ponds, may now have a way forward.

August 29, 2018 | Feature

From the Experts: Huge Win for Communities Threatened by Toxic Coal Pollution

A landmark court decision requires the EPA to significantly increase protections for more than 850 coal ash ponds.

August 24, 2018 | In the News: New York Times

A Leader in the War on Poverty Opens a New Front: Pollution

Lisa Evans, Senior Administrative Counsel, Earthjustice: “When you contaminate groundwater in a rural area, that’s their lifeline.”

August 22, 2018 | Legal Document

E.W. Brown KORA Complaint

Plaintiff Earthjustice asserts violations of the Open Records Act (“ORA” or “the Act”), KRS 61.870, et seq., by Defendants Energy and Environment Cabinet (“Cabinet”) and Charles G. Snavely for failing to make available for inspection requested agency records and, further, failing to provide explanations of the Cabinet’s reasons for withholding those records.

August 22, 2018 | Press Release

Earthjustice Sues Kentucky Agency To Compel Release of Documents Related to Pollution at E.W. Brown Generating Station

Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet has been withholding documents for nearly a year

August 21, 2018 | Press Release: Victory

Court Upholds National Safeguard for Coal Ash: Nation’s No. 2 Toxic Pollution Threat

Ruling casts doubt on legality of EPA’s plan to weaken coal ash protections

August 21, 2018 | Legal Document

Coal Ash Rule Petition for Review Opinion

These consolidated petitions challenge the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2015 Final Rule governing the disposal of coal combustion residuals (“Coal Residuals”) produced by electric utilities and independent power plants. See Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System; Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals from Electric Utilities (“Final Rule”), 80 Fed. Reg. 21,302 (April 17, 2015). Coal Residuals make up “one of the largest industrial waste streams generated in the U.S.”

August 17, 2018 | Blog Post

Todos los depositarios de ceniza de carbón en Indiana tienen fugas, aseguran nuevos estudios

Mientras nuevas investigaciones evidencian una contaminación generalizada, industrias pro-carbón quieren debilitar la actual normativa federal y cederle a estados como Indiana, con una triste historia regulando desechos tóxicos, la capacidad de hacer sus propias leyes.

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