The data, disclosed by the industry as part of a 2015 Obama administration rule, showed leakage of arsenic, lithium and other potentially harmful pollutants.
By Steven Mufson and Steven Mufson Reporter covering energy and other financial matters Email Bio Follow Brady Dennis Brady Dennis Reporter focusing on environmental policy and public health issues Email Bio Follow March 4 at 12:01 AM The vast majority of ponds and landfills holding coal waste at 250 power plants across the country have leaked toxic chemicals into nearby groundwater, according to an analysis of public monitoring data released Monday by environmental groups.
The voluminous data became publicly available for the first time last year because of a 2015 regulation that required disclosures by the overwhelming majority of coal plants. Coal ash ranks among the nation’s largest industrial waste streams. According to the EPA, in 2012, coal-fired electric utilities burned more than 800 million tons of coal in the United States, generating about 110 million tons of coal ash.
The administration also has said it plans to make an additional proposal that would further water down existing coal ash regulations. Lisa Evans, an expert on coal ash and a senior attorney for Earthjustice, said in an interview that the findings raise only more questions about the impact of the leaks.
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