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coal ash


EPA Moves to Deny Coal Ash Disposal at Six Massive Coal Power Plants 

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed barring six coal-fired power plants in various states—a combined 11 GW—from disposing coal ash into unlined surface impoundments. The agency, however, also proposed…


Biden Administration Rolls Out 'Durable' WOTUS Definition in Final Rule

The Biden administration has rolled out in a final what it says is a “durable” definition of “waters of the U.S.” (WOTUS), potentially capping a legal and political battle that…


Water Quality Management and Control—Managing the Second-Largest Waste Material in the U.S.

Coal ash, or coal combustion residuals (CCRs), is the second-largest waste material in the U.S., just behind household garbage. The safe and sustainable management of coal ash poses one of…


TVA Will Explore Building Utility-Scale Solar on Closed Coal Ash Sites

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) will pursue a first-of-its-kind pilot program at the Shawnee Fossil Plant in West Paducah, Kentucky, to determine if closed coal ash sites are suitable for utility-scale…


Charah Solutions Awarded 9-Year Multi-Pond Ash Pond Excavation Contract from Long-Term Southeastern Utility Partner

Award Represents One of the Largest and Longest Term Projects in Company History Includes Excavation of Approximately 4.3 Million Cubic Yards of Coal Combustion Residuals from Three Ash Ponds to…