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Empowering Cincinnati Bloomberg grant fuels climate and equity initiatives / Public News Service

Environmental group takes on polluters in historic Louisiana neighborhood

Livestock waste making Pure Michigan waters not so pure / Public News Service

New EPA rules target Georgia legacy coal ash ponds / Public News Service

The Environmental Protection Agency has finalized a rule to close a significant loophole in coal ash disposal regulations. The Coal Combustion Residuals Rule targets millions of tons of toxic coal ash previously exempt from federal oversight, including the 19 legacy coal ash ponds and landfills in Georgia. For decades, utilities have disposed of coal ash by dumping it in unlined ponds and landfills where the toxins leak into groundwater. ...

Environmental groups call for federal action after regulators OK Georgia Power coal ash permit

Environmental advocates are calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to act after state regulators issued a final permit signing off on Georgia Power’s plans to leave coal ash partly

Environmental groups call for federal action after regulators OK Georgia Power coal ash permit – WABE

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Appalachian Power seeks rate increase to prolong the lives of 2 coal plants

The future of two coal-fired power plants in West Virginia, which produce nearly two-thirds of the electricity sold by Appalachian Power Co., could soon be determined by Virginia regulators. Appalachian is asking the State Corporation Commission to approve a rate increase to pay for environmental improvements to its Amos and Mountaineer plants, at a cost of $2.50 a month for its average residential customer. Upgrading the plants’ coal ash disposal methods to meet requirements of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency would allow them to remain in operation until 2040, the utility says. But the Sierra Club is asking the SCC to deny the rate increase, which could force the plants to close by 2028.

AEP seeks up to $317M for 3 West Virginia coal plant upgrades

West Virginia Coal Plants Need Upgrades. Three States Will Decide Their Fate.

They’ve towered over the region’s communities for decades. They generated the electricity for homes around the Ohio Valley. They burned coal, a fossil fuel Appalachia has in abundance.But thre

These Coal Plants Need Upgrades. Three States Will Decide Their Fate

They’ve towered over the region’s communities for decades. They generated the electricity for homes around the Ohio Valley. They burned coal, a fossil fuel