New data on coal ash ponds in the U.S. has shed light on the extent of contamination at one of the Tennessee Valley Authority’s power plants in north Alabama. Widows Creek Fossil Plant, in the ...

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One of Alabama Power’s coal ash ponds is leaking harmful metals into the groundwater, according to a new federal lawsuit filed today. Coosa Riverkeeper is suing Alabama Power, alleging that its ...

GADSDEN, Ala.—Cruising upstream on the Coosa River through downtown Gadsden, it would be easy to miss the old coal ash pond sitting on the north bank of the river. It’s mostly hidden by trees and ...

Most of the Capital Region and Hudson Valley can expect a little over an inch of rain from the storm, while parts of the mid and lower Hudson Valley could see closer to 2 inches of rain.

GADSDEN, Ala.—The coal ash lagoon at Alabama Power’s Plant Gadsden was supposed to be a model for how to close ash ponds by covering them in place, a process utilities insisted would protect human ...