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News Articles: Coal Ash Ponds

From left, Monroe County Commissioner John Ambrose, Commission Chair Greg Tapley and Monroe County resident Charles Grizzard watch as a worker turns on the water service to Grizzard’s house Tuesday. Grizzard was the first resident to get city water in a project inspired by worries about coal ash at Georgia Power’s Plant Scherer.

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  • Environment

New Water Service In Community Worried About Coal Ash

A new water line is up and running at the first home in a middle Georgia town where concerns over water quality fueled support for proposed coal ash legislation last year. 

February 17, 2021
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
Man standing in front of Plant Mitchell

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  • Environment

Georgia Power's Quiet Land Buying Spree Could Shield It From Coal Ash Clean Up Costs

Georgia Power paid top dollar to buy land from residents living near waste sites at its power plants. Environmentalists fear it’s a tactic to forestall the cleanup bill from new regulations for coal ash.

November 24, 2020
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By:
  • Max Blau
Ash pond in foreground of Plant Scherer

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  • Environment

Lawsuit Says Plant Scherer Is 'Poisoning' Locals

The mass tort lawsuit, filed Wednesday morning in the Superior Court of Fulton County, where Georgia Power is based, claims that coal ash stored in an unlined basin has contaminated the groundwater surrounding the plant site.

July 29, 2020
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By:
  • Max Blau
Coal ash as it leaves Georgia Power's Plant Scherer and settles into the ash pond adjacent to the plant.

A Georgia Coal Ash Bill Clears House Committee

A Georgia bill relating to coal ash management that fizzled last year has now passed out of committee. House Bill 93 would require owners of coal ash...

February 20, 2020
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
The coal ash pond, foreground, of Georgia Power's Plant Scherer near Juliette in August 2019.

House Bill Aimed At Storing Coal Ash Away From Groundwater

When trash leaves your house and goes to the landfill, that landfill has features in place that keep liquids from the trash from getting into...

January 14, 2020
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship

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On Second Thought For Monday, Aug. 26, 2019

Georgia Power is on track to close its coal ash ponds by sometime next year, and who regulates that process could change soon. The federal EPA wants to...

August 26, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Amy Kiley ,
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