EPA Would Like to Give States More Flexibility with Coal Ash Disposal
The Environmental Protection Agency would like to give the states more flexibility when it comes to dealing with where to put coal ash. The post EPA Would Like to Give States More Flexibility with Coal...
View ArticleRadioactive Contaminants Found in Coal Ash
A Duke University-led study shows the presence of radioactive contaminants in coal ash from all three major US coal-producing basins. The study found that levels of radioactivity in the ash in the...
View ArticleGeorgia Power to Close All 29 Coal Ash Ponds
Georgia Power is developing a closure timeline for all of its 29 coal ash ponds and expects to finalize and release the schedule within the next six months. The company says the closure and schedule is...
View ArticleCoal Ash Now Layered in One More Controversy
Coal ash is now layered in one more controversy: whether the toxins pollute the ground water and whether it is a violation of the Clean Water Act. A federal judge in Virginia is deciding this issue....
View ArticleCongress Comes Together to Set Modified Terms for Coal Ash Disposal
It looks as Congress will amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act that sets the terms for coal ash disposal. Both chambers have passed similar measures that, in essence, would give the states more say when...
View ArticleEPA Rolls Back Coal Ash Handling Restrictions
The EPA finalized a rule this week that reduces Obama-era restrictions on how states and industry officials handle coal ash, the Washington Post reported. This is the first rule signed by acting...
View ArticleDuke Energy Asks for Coal Ash Cleanup Rate Hike in North Carolina
Duke Energy submitted a request to North Carolina regulators asking for a hike in electricity rates on Friday. If approved, commercial and industrial customers would see an average increase in rates of...
View ArticleHalf a Million Customers Still Without Power After Florence
Half a million customers were still without power in the wake of Florence as of 10 am EDT Monday morning, the Edison Electric Institute reported. Outages affecting approximately 504,000 customers are...
View ArticleFlorence Flooding Prompts Duke Energy Plant Shutdown, Coal Ash Concerns
Floodwaters from Hurricane Florence breached a dam at Duke Energy’s L.V. Sutton plant near Wilmington, North Carolina late last week. The flooding prompted the utility to shut down its natural gas...
View ArticleDominion Energy Customers Could Pay for Virginia Coal Ash Cleanup
The cost of cleaning up coal ash stored in Dominion Energy ponds across Virginia can be passed onto utility customers under bipartisan legislation that Governor Ralph Northam signed this week. The post...
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