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Category: Coal Ash

Posted inAppalachia, Coal Ash, COVID-19, Energy, Justice, Public Health, Tennessee

‘They deserve to be heard’: Sick and dying coal ash cleanup workers fight for their lives

by Austyn Gaffney August 17, 2020January 14, 2022

Hundreds of workers fell ill after cleaning up the nation’s largest industrial disaster without proper protective gear. At least 51 have died. Twelve years later, they’re still waiting for financial or medical help.

Posted inAlabama, Coal Ash, Gulf Coast, Public Health, Water

Coal ash pond remains on Alabama coast despite pollution, hurricane risk

by Carly Berlin May 21, 2020January 14, 2022

Lawmakers and the state’s largest utility have no plan for coal ash excavation at a power plant near Mobile.

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