Coal Ash

PSC Says Appalachian Power Can Issue Bonds To Cover Expenses

The company will bundle $2.4 billion in expenses, including fuel costs, storm recovery costs and environmental compliance costs and issue bonds that will be paid back over 20 years.

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Biden Rule Sought To Clean Up Old Coal Ash Sites. Will It Survive?

Six such sites ring West Virginia, according to the group Earthjustice, and they pose hazards to rivers and groundwater.

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FirstEnergy Converts Berkeley County Coal Ash Landfill Into Solar Site

FirstEnergy completed construction on its third utility-scale solar site in the state, capable of supplying up to 5.75 megawatts of energy to local consumers.

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How Appalachia Became The Site Of The Largest Industrial Spill In U.S. History — And What Happened Next

Just before Christmas 2008, Appalachia became the site of the largest industrial spill in U.S. history. A dam holding back coal ash at the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Kingston Fossil Plant ruptured. The break released over a billion gallons of toxic coal ash slurry. The spill — and what came after — are the subject of a recent book, Valley So Low: One Lawyer’s Fight for Justice in the Wake of America’s Great Coal Catastrophe. Inside Appalachia Host Mason Adams spoke with its author, Jared Sullivan.

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