A federal appeals court is giving new life to a closely watched lawsuit over Alabama Power's massive coal ash pond at Plant ...

An environmental group may continue its legal challenge against Alabama Power Co. over toxic contamination from a coal ash ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is cracking down on coal ash, finally — at least that's the feeling from environmental ...

Alabama Power is currently working on a plan to permanently impound more than 21 million tons of coal ash in an unlined pit along the Mobile River. (Mobile Baykeeper via Courthouse News) (CN) — ...

Duke Energy is in the process of cleaning up and closing its coal ash basins while working to meet an increasing demand for power in the Carolinas. Friday marks a decade since 39,000 tons of coal ash ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina Senate gave preliminary approval Tuesday to legislation ordering Duke Energy to close all of its coal ash dumps in the state by 2029. The unanimous vote came ...

RALEIGH, N.C. — (AP) New coal ash regulations issued by the Obama administration last month are not expected to greatly impact North Carolina, where the state law passed in the wake of February's ...

A state judge on Monday questioned why environmental regulators granted permits for Duke Energy to dump coal ash from its power plants into open-pit clay mines in Chatham and Lee counties. The state ...

ST. LOUIS – Environmentalists say there’s an attack right now on the protections from toxic coal ash pits. Four of them are located in the St. Louis area. All are near our water sources and they ...

Indiana is among the worst states in the country when it comes to cleaning up its toxic coal ash pits, according to a new report on these dangerous sites and their pollution. The Environmental ...