Coal-ash dump sites in 21 states pollute drinking water
30 08 2010A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency study reveals 39 additional coal-ash dump sites in 21 states that pollute drinking water with arsenic, lead and other heavy metals.
The 21 states with 39 newly identified coal-ash dump sites are:
- Arkansas (2 sites, Independence and Flint Creek)
- Connecticut (1 site, Montville)
- Florida (1 site, McIntosh)
- Illinois (3 sites, Joliet 9, Venice, and Marion)
- Iowa (3 sites, Lansing, Neal North, and Neal South)
- Kentucky (3 sites, Spurlock, Mill Creek, and TVA Shawnee)
- Louisiana (3 sites, Dolet Hills, Big Cajun, and Rodemacher)
- Michigan (1 site, Whiting)
- Nebraska (1 site, Sheldon)
- New York (1 site, Cayuga)
- North Carolina (1 site, Dan River)
- North Dakota (2 sites, Leland Olds, and Antelope Valley)
- Ohio (4 sites, Uniontown aka Industrial Excess Landfill, Cardinal, Gavin, and Muskingum)
- Oklahoma (1 site, Northeastern)
- Oregon (1 site, Boardman)
- Pennsylvania (2 sites, Hatfield’s Ferry and Bruce Mansfield aka Little Blue)
- South Dakota (1 site, Big Stone)
- Tennessee (3 sites, TVA Johnsonville, TVA Cumberland, and TVA Gallatin)
- Texas (1 site, LCRA Fayette Power Project)
- Virginia (2 sites, Glen Lyn and Clinch River)
- Wisconsin (2 sites, Oak Creek aka Caledonia and Columbia).
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