Environmental groups worry this will increase groundwater pollution and the risk of disastrous coal ash spills.

Old coal ash piles at dozens of shuttered plants weren’t included. They are even more likely to be unlined and unsafe, according to the EPA. A federal appeals court in 2018 said old disposal ...

Many Redditors shared how they use wood ash in the garden by sprinkling it around trees to help them grow faster. The ash works as a pest repellent and adds necessary nutrients to the surrounding soil ...

In 2022, federal officials rebuked a major coal plant next to the Ohio River for letting coal waste — in a pile so big it could fill the Dallas Cowboys' football stadium twice over — threaten ...