R S Nelson

Toxic Coal Ash in Louisiana: Addressing Coal Plants’ Hazardous Legacy

For many decades, utilities dumped billions of tons of coal ash — the toxic substance left after burning coal — in unlined ponds, landfills,...

Coal power plants cost Americans millions when they didn’t have to, study says

Utility companies in Louisiana saddled in- and out-of-state customers with $340 million in unnecessary costs over the past three years by choosing to run...

Louisiana coal-fired power plants will face major carbon emission cuts under new EPA rule

Louisiana's coal-fired plants are located in Lake Charles, New Roads and Lena. Emissions from coal-fired plants contribute greatly to global...

One of the last coal-fired power plants in Louisiana to close, laying off dozens

The Dolet Hills Mine in Mansfield provided coal for the Dolet Hills coal power plant nearby. DEMCO, the Greenwell Springs electric...