Jun 19 Energy & Environment Coal Ash Uncovered: Polluted Groundwater Found At 14 Kentucky Sites For decades, Kentucky’s own coal stoked the fires that generated most of its electricity. And while some of those power plants have shut down or switched to natural gas, their legacy remains today in the leftover coal ash that’s stored all over the commonwealth. Now, new data show the coal ash buried in landfills and […] By Ryan VanVelzer Jun 19 Energy & Environment Coal Ash Uncovered: Polluted Groundwater Found At 14 Kentucky Sites Ryan VanVelzer
Jun 18 Energy & Environment Coal Ash Uncovered: New Data Reveal Widespread Contamination At Ohio Valley Sites For generations, coal power has fueled American prosperity. But for each shovelful thrown into the furnaces, a pile of ash was left in its place. Today, as coal’s dominance in the power sector wanes, those piles of ash have grown into mountains as coal ash became one of the largest waste streams in the country, […] By Brittany Patterson and Ryan VanVelzer Jun 18 Energy & Environment Coal Ash Uncovered: New Data Reveal Widespread Contamination At Ohio Valley Sites Brittany Patterson and Ryan VanVelzer
Jun 15 Energy & Environment How We Made Sense Of Confusing Coal Ash Data The Environmental Protection Agency describes the 2015 coal ash rules as “self-implementing,” meaning utilities had to comply with the rules but the federal government would not oversee or enforce them. Instead, the EPA required utilities to publish the results of their groundwater testing on their websites. The rules were written that way so that citizens […] By Alexandra Kanik and Ryan VanVelzer Jun 15 Energy & Environment How We Made Sense Of Confusing Coal Ash Data Alexandra Kanik and Ryan VanVelzer