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Environmental groups worry an amendment to House Bill 1623 could prevent Indiana from doing what’s best to handle its coal ash — or at the very least, create confusion.
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The bill seeks to undo the effect of an Indiana Supreme Court decision involving the cost of cleaning up Duke Energy's coal ash waste.
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Unlike coal ash ponds, the ash is dry when it’s placed into these landfills. But the group Earthjustice said the ash can still get wet when it rains or the water table rises — polluting groundwater and drinking water sources.
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Just Transition Northwest Indiana and the Illinois Green New Deal Coalition plan to deliver a petition with almost 2,000 signatures to the EPA’s regional office in Chicago on Thursday.
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The groups say these landfills shouldn’t have been exempt from stricter coal ash rules in 2015.
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A new report said steel walls near the Michigan City coal plant aren’t keeping coal ash waste from getting into Lake Michigan and Trail Creek — and it will likely get worse over time.
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The move comes a few months after the Environmental Protection Agency said the ponds weren’t in compliance with the federal coal ash rule.
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The utility plans to test for toxic heavy metals at about 400 homes and businesses where coal ash was used as “fill” in construction.
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The Environmental Protection Agency released guidance to clarify how utilities should handle toxic coal ash waste.
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Fully removing coal ash near coal plants creates more jobs and boosts local economies better than leaving the ash in place. That’s according to a new…