Coal Ash

November 2, 2020 | From the Experts

Stopping the EPA’s Attack on Clean Water Protections

Earthjustice files a new lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's giveaway to the coal power industry.

October 16, 2020 | Press Release

Trump Administration Further Weakens Coal Ash Protections

Trump administration’s new Part B rule circumvents court order to close all toxic coal ash ponds without a liner made of plastic and clay

October 15, 2020 | Reference

Rulemaking Index on Coal Ash Protections 2020

Trump administration wages multifront assault on coal ash protections

October 13, 2020 | Fact Sheet

CCR Part A Fact Sheet

CCR Part A Rollback Fact Sheet - Final Rule - Last updated October 13, 2020

October 5, 2020 | Fact Sheet

CCR Part B Factsheet

EPA proposed Part B rollback allows dumping into dangerous coal ash pits.

October 5, 2020 | Reference

List of Plants Where Coal-Ash Contaminated Groundwater Exceeds Allowable State and/or Federal Limits

List of 124 plants in 28 states and Puerto Rico whose owners have posted notifications that the groundwater exceeds state and/or federal limits of contamination, without an alternate source demonstration, for one or more of the following toxic substances: Antimony, Arsenic, Barium, Beryllium, Cadmium, Chromium, Cobalt, Lead, Lithium, Molybdenum, Selenium, Thallium, and Radium 226 and 228 combined.

October 5, 2020 | Feature

Mapping the Coal Ash Contamination

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

October 1, 2020 | Article

Leaking and Looming, Legacy Coal Ash Ponds Spew Poisons. Is There One Near You?

Despite a court order, Trump's EPA is dragging its feet on regulating this toxic threat.

August 27, 2020 | In the News: Kentucky Forward

Virtual Public Hearing Set For Thursday To Address Ground Water Pollution At Herrington Lake

Lauren Piette, Attorney, Coal Program, Earthjustice: “The corrective action plan didn’t really require Kentucky Utilities to do anything more than conduct a few years of studies on the pollution that we already knew was in the lake.”

August 23, 2020 | In the News: The Advocate-Messenger

Cabinet Agrees to Public Hearing Over Lake Pollution

Lauren Piette, Attorney, Coal Program, Earthjustice: “We know that groundwater contamination entering the lake is a problem. We know it’s bad. But we don’t know just how bad it is, because KU has refused to attempt to fully map out the contaminated water flows.”

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