Coal Ash Studies
Damage Cases
In its Feb. 11, 2008 report, “Comments on the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency’s Coal Combustion Waste Damage Assessment
(July 2007),” the Earthjustice Clean Air Task Force says an increase in
proven damage cases acknowledged by the EPA is “highly significant.”
This Earthjustice report summarizes the results of the EPA’s July 2007
report on confirmed damages, and points out areas that still need
investigation.
Damages Cases (PDF)
SOURCE: http://www.earthjustice.org/
Disaster in Waiting
The massive spill of coal ash from TVA’s Kingston plant in Tennessee in
December dramatized the cost of unsafe disposal practices. The
Environmental Integrity Project’s Disaster in Waiting report identifies those facilities
that dispose of toxic metals in surface impoundments in high volumes, in
some cases greater than amounts reported by Kingston.
Note: After this report was released, Stanton Energy Center in Orlando,
Florida has contacted EIP to inform us that the company mistakenly
submitted incorrect information to the USEPA’s Toxics Release Inventory.
According to Stanton Energy Center, the company incorrectly reported
that their coal combustion waste is disposed of in a surface
impoundment. Stanton Energy informed EIP that their coal combustion
waste is actually deposited in a dry landfill, and the company intends
to submit a revised Toxics Release report to the USEPA.
Disaster in Waiting (PDF)