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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,...

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...