Coal ash is what is left behind when power plants burn coal for energy, It is a toxic mix of carcinogens, neurotoxins, and other hazardous pollutants.

A major victory for communities living near coal ash plants, the rule closes a loophole that left over half of coal ash exempt from federal clean-up requirements.

Use this map to understand where coal ash might be stored near you.

Earthjustice analyzed industry data to explain, state by state, how and where coal ash is disposed and which dump sites are not yet monitored or regulated.

A 15-year legal fight to curb toxic wastewater to protect drinking water.

Attacks on the Antiquities Act are not new. Earthjustice and our partners continue to fight back.

Motion to intervene filed in support of President Biden’s monument designation near Grand Canyon

Applied Energy Services continúa contaminando el aire, el suelo y el agua en Puerto Rico con cenizas de carbón tóxicas.

Community advocates urge Illinois EPA to swiftly enforce rules

By law, before government regulations are adopted or changed, agencies must ask the public — you — to weigh in.

More than 150 public interest groups urge the EPA to ban the widespread use of toxic coal ash as structural fill

Falls short on climate; restores critical funding for water infrastructure

What to expect at EPA’s virtual and in-person hearings on the Legacy CCR Surface Impoundment Rule

Letter comes on eve of the 14th anniversary of the BP Deepwater Horizon spill

Applied Energy Services continues to contaminate the air, soil, and water in Puerto Rico with toxic coal ash.

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Toxic “forever chemicals” remain laxly regulated.

Massive unauthorized coal ash ‘mountain,’ growing for years; PA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) granted cryptomining polluter Scrubgrass a 4-year leash: toxic coal ash waste allowed to persist