Environmentalists Identify Coal Ash Sites, Call for EPA Regulation

A new report by a coalition of environmental groups identifies 39 sites in 21 states where coal ash — a potentially toxic byproduct of coal-fired power production — is being dumped. The groups say that the coal ash is “contaminating drinking water or surface water with arsenic and other More…

EPA Pulls Plug on New Mexico Coal Power Plant

Is the Environmental Protection Agency showing some teeth under the new direction of Administrator Lisa Jackson and the Obama administration?

TWI’s sister site, The New Mexico Independent, has the story.

In a dramatic move yesterday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) withdrew the

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‘Clean Coal’ Takes Another Hit in Final Stimulus Bill

The past 24 hours have not been kind to King Coal.

First, plans to open new coal power plants in Michigan and Nevada were put on hold, and Gov. Mark Sanford (R-S.C.) came out against a South Carolina plant, all due to environmental concerns and anticipated carbon More…