The Biden administration put out rules last year to help control toxic coal ash in old, unused ponds that hadn't had federal ...

Enough coal ash slurry to fill 800 Olympic swimming pools swallowed a town in 2008, carrying toxins, sickness and bitter ...

When Xcel Energy stopped burning coal at its Valmont Power Station in 2017, it left 1.6 million tons of toxic coal ash on the ...

Many power companies face significant risks from coal ash ponds. New solutions based on water flow physics are showing promise in preventing the spread of hazardous particulate matter.

Alabama Power says it has reached a settlement with the Environmental Protection Agency over concerns about millions of pounds of coal ash dumped in unlined ditches near Mobile. “Importantly ...

Explore the dangers of coal ash and its impact on health. Learn how coal ash has harmed rivers and communities in Indiana.

EPA finally takes on abandoned coal ash ponds — but it might be too late Will utilities clean up toxic waste at power plants, or run out an election-year clock?

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 ...

For the first time, federal regulations will cover the nearly 50 dumps spread across 14 locations in Indiana that were previously exempted from cleanup provisions.

China has pulled back its rare earths exports, which are vital to everyday technologies and American defense. But the U.S.

Here are the complexities of efforts to close Georgia’s coal ash ponds, and what the EPA insists Georgia Power should be doing.

As Midwest Generation seeks modification of its handling of coal ash at its decommissioned Waukegan power plant from the Illinois Pollution Control Board, it is reconsidering its earlier proposal ...