Coal Ash

May 10, 2019 | Article

Court Victories Signal Hope for Communities Threatened by Coal Ash

Recent rulings are welcome news for communities like Danville, Illinois, which are stuck living next to toxic coal ash ponds that threaten their lives and livelihoods.

April 8, 2019 | Article

What a Real Coal Ash Cleanup Looks Like

North Carolina has ordered Duke Energy to excavate and close all its coal ash ponds.

April 5, 2019 | In the News: WBEZ

Advocates File Second Lawsuit Seeking Quick Action Over Polluted Illinois River

Jenny Cassel, Attorney, Coal Program, Earthjustice: “We’re not just going to sit here and wait for that legal determination to be made while that contamination continues to happen. We’re making use of the tools that are available to us through the Illinois Environmental Protection Act to try to get this pollution permanently stopped as soon as possible.”

April 2, 2019 | Legal Document

Illinois Pollution Control Board Vermilion Plant Coal Ash Lawsuit

Dynegy, through its disposal and storage of coal ash at the Vermilion Power Station, has discharged contaminants into the environment and the Middle Fork and thereby caused, and continues to cause, water pollution in violation of 415 ILCS 5/12(a).

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 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 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.

January 16, 2019 | Press Release

Records Show 100 Percent of Texas Coal Power Plants Contaminating Groundwater

Utility data made public for the first time in 2018 document pollution of groundwater with toxic chemicals at all 16 Texas power plants where records are available

January 16, 2019 | Report

Texas Coal Ash Groundwater Monitoring Report

New data reveal pollution leaking from 100 percent of coal power plants with available records

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