AES Indiana is moving ahead with plans to address the toxic coal ash ponds at its Harding Street Station along the east bank of the White River. Coal ash at the site is contaminating nearby ...

The Environmental Protection Agency plans to let 11 coal plants dump toxic coal ash into unlined pits until 2031 — a full decade later than allowed under current federal rules. The move tosses a ...

The Feb. 2 Duke Energy spill dumped tons of toxic coal ash into the river, but the same material is used to make drywall and spread in farmers fields. The EPA is in the process of deciding whether the ...

A new study has found that heavy metal contamination of the Mobile River, near Alabama Power’s Plant Barry, rivals the levels seen after the 2008 coal ash spill in Tennessee, one of the worst ...

Three unexpected environmentalists have taken on Alabama Power’s coal ash pond in a new documentary. But in their fight, the three retirees (called the “Coal Ash Grannies”) are able to find purpose ...

David Bronner, CEO of the Retirement Systems of Alabama, called on state leaders to address the massive coal ash pond that sits along the Mobile River, calling it a “huge environmental bomb.” “We do ...

Wired for Profit: Third in a series about Alabama Power’s influence over electric rates, renewable energy, pollution and politics in the Yellowhammer State. BUCKS, Ala.—South Alabama is where it all ...

Cleanup after the 2014 Dan River coal ash spill in North Carolina. Environmental groups like Earthjustice worry that some states' coal residuals programs fall short of what's needed to prevent water ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is facing strong public opposition to its proposed plans to extend closure deadlines until October 2031 for 11 coal plants across the country — three of which ...

Seventeen years have passed since a massive rupture at a Tennessee Valley Authority plant spilled more than 1.1 billion gallons of coal ash into Harriman, Tennessee, but the event is still raw in ...