coal ash

New rules from the Environmental Protection Agency will extend federal regulations of coal ash at active and inactive coal-burning plants and disposal sites throughout the country.

Coal ash was used as construction fill in hundreds of properties in the Town of Pines in Northwest Indiana.

According to the American Coal Ash Association, the use of coal ash as fill went up by 40 percent from 2020 to 2021 following several years of declines.

Scientists, lawmakers and business leaders joined together to talk about how to better manage Indiana’s water.

Groups concerned about coal ash pollution are asking the governor to veto a bill that wouldn’t let Indiana set stricter coal ash rules than federal ones.

AES Indiana converted its Eagle Valley plant from coal to natural gas seven years ago. But there is still coal ash at the site and monitoring data shows it’s leaching toxic heavy metals into the groundwater — like arsenic, boron, lithium, mercury and molybdenum.

The waste leftover from burning coal can have toxic heavy metals that can get into the groundwater and pollute local drinking water sources.

The waste leftover from burning coal contains toxic heavy metals like mercury, cadmium and arsenic that can get into groundwater and drinking water sources.

The bill would allow utilities to recover the cost of “unexpected events” that ended up being more expensive than what they budgeted for.

The Obama administration put rules in place in 2015 to prevent coal ash from contaminating groundwater. But any ponds that were closed before then were exempt.