Gov. Pat McCrory said his preference is to see coal ash ponds like the one that spilled into the Dan River cleaned out and moved. However, he said, there may be some cases where that is not an ...

Many of Indiana's coal ash ponds sit close to waterways, like these ponds at Clifty Creek coal plant in Jefferson County. Heavy rains this April flooded parts of central and southern Indiana.

Sometimes a cheap and fast repair can end up costing more in the long run. That’s the situation Alabama appears to be facing at two of its coal ash ponds, sites the state has okayed, but that are ...

All across Georgia, on the banks of the Coosa, Chattahoochee, and Ocmulgee and other rivers, sit large lagoons filled with coal ash, the toxic residue left behind after coal is burned. These massive ...

Mar. 15—Duke Energy continues efforts to close coal ash ponds, or basins, at its former Wabash River Generating Station along the Wabash River, according to a utility spokeswoman. The work, which ...

On Sunday, CNN published “Gambling ‘America’s Amazon,’” an investigation on a toxic coal ash pond in southern Alabama that experts say threatens one of the nation’s most pristine wetlands. Alabama ...

Includes Excavation of Approximately 4.3 Million Cubic Yards of Coal Combustion Residuals from Three Ash Ponds to Support Ongoing Beneficiation Activities and Facilitate Future Pond Closures ...

One of Alabama Power’s coal ash ponds is leaking harmful metals into the groundwater, according to a new federal lawsuit filed today. Coosa Riverkeeper is suing Alabama Power, alleging that its ...

Gloria Hammond’s house is the last one left on Luther Smith Road in Monroe County. Walk out the back of her house, through a patch of hardwoods and a canebrake and you come to Berry Creek. “I walked ...

Initially rejecting NRG’s plan to close two coal ash ponds at its Waukegan electrical generating plant adjacent to Lake Michigan, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is awaiting public comment ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mar. 15—Duke Energy continues efforts to close coal ash ponds, or basins, at its former Wabash River Generating Station along the ...