Across coal country, the same toxic sludge and rust-colored water that once symbolized the end of an industry is starting to ...

AES Indiana is moving ahead with plans to address the toxic coal ash ponds at its Harding Street Station along the east bank of the White River. Coal ash at the site is contaminating nearby ...

A new study has found that heavy metal contamination of the Mobile River, near Alabama Power’s Plant Barry, rivals the levels seen after the 2008 coal ash spill in Tennessee, one of the worst ...

Three unexpected environmentalists have taken on Alabama Power’s coal ash pond in a new documentary. But in their fight, the three retirees (called the “Coal Ash Grannies”) are able to find purpose ...

Wired for Profit: Third in a series about Alabama Power’s influence over electric rates, renewable energy, pollution and politics in the Yellowhammer State. BUCKS, Ala.—South Alabama is where it all ...

The Energy Department ordered two coal-burning power plants to remain open, and the Environmental Protection Agency gave utilities more time to tackle toxic coal ash. By Lisa Friedman and Maxine ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is facing strong public opposition to its proposed plans to extend closure deadlines until October 2031 for 11 coal plants across the country — three of which ...

Seventeen years have passed since a massive rupture at a Tennessee Valley Authority plant spilled more than 1.1 billion gallons of coal ash into Harriman, Tennessee, but the event is still raw in ...