Coal ash: The hidden story

By Kristen Lombardi

Pat Nees never liked the water at the Moose Lodge. Almost everyone in tiny Colstrip, Montana, drank and dined at Lodge #2190, but the well w

Excerpts from this story referencing "Coal":

"… mile away.They never fathomed they were drinking water laced with Coal ash.Coal ash is the collective term for the various solid remnants left over from b …"

"… s of ash annually generated by two power plants have poisoned area springs.Coal ash recovery wells dot the landscape surrounding the Colstrip plant. Photo …"

"… ate regulations. Nor are there federal rules for dumping the toxic slurry. Coal ash is hazardous by any common definition — “It’s dangerous stuff. â …"

"… sh by environmental groups including the Clean Air Task Force and Citizens Coal Council, agency officials reassessed the situation. By then, advocates for …"

New coal ash regulations coming?

By Kristen Lombardi

Now that the Environmental Protection Agency has ended years of delay and pledged to regulate coal ash — the often toxic combustion waste th

Excerpts from this story referencing "Resource Conservation and Recovery Act":

"… ces and Environment, which called the April 30 hearing, “The absence of [Resource Conservation and Recovery Act] controls has led to a lack of oversight at facilities, which has resulted …"

EPA's internal Clear Air Act 'watch list'

By Jim Morris

Regulators feared disclosure would make it seem like a ‘most wanted’ list

Excerpts from this story referencing "Resource Conservation and Recovery Act":

"… such lists of violators of the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. Common denominator: Facilities on the lists are those that appear to have …"