Ashcor’s Reclaimed Ash Management (RAM ... generation has declined in the United States. The amount of coal transported to power plants, which are often located far from mines, decreased ...
While industry figures indicate more than 60% of ash produced today is reused, the major industrial waste stream is also stored in landfills or holding ponds near power plants that burn coal.
The utilities asked Zeldin to allow ash that is used on-site at the plants, such as landfill cover for new basins, to qualify as a beneficial use and to be exempt from federal coal ash regulations.
Georgia’s largest electric provider is going back on its promise to close coal plants across the state in the face of rising demand for energy, especially from large projects like data centers.
Residents near Clinton, Missouri, are worried about potential contamination after recent tests found elevated levels of cancer-causing chemicals in an Evergy dump site.