Alabama Power’s Gadsden Steam Plant was demolished last year after 109 years on the river, but the unlined coal ash pond remains, and, according to the Coosa Riverkeeper, continues to leech ...

But Gadsden’s was the first coal ash pond in Alabama to fully close after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency implemented federal coal ash disposal rules in 2015.

An environmental advocacy group in Birmingham says it intends to sue Alabama Power, alleging the utility’s coal ash pond in Gadsden is polluting groundwater. “The stacks at Plant Gadsden may ...

But Gadsden’s was the first coal ash pond in Alabama to fully close after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency implemented federal coal ash disposal rules in 2015.

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is considering building facilities in Tennessee, Alabama, and Kentucky to process coal combustion residuals (CCR) for beneficial use, with the goal of reducing … ...

But Gadsden’s was the first coal ash pond in Alabama to fully close after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency implemented federal coal ash disposal rules in 2015.

But Gadsden’s was the first coal ash pond in Alabama to fully close after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency implemented federal coal ash disposal rules in 2015.

Last year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rejected the state of Alabama’s plan for regulating coal ash impoundments, which would have allowed the utilities to keep coal in unlined ponds.