What is coal ash? Coal is primarily composed of carbon. When the carbon is burned away, what’s left is a concentrated waste of elements and particles, said Laura Ruhl, a former assistant ...

Coal has also been losing importance in the US for years, with only a third as much electricity is generated from it now than in 2005. Trump's announcement could put an end to this trend.

Coal production and consumption for power continue to drop nationwide. The Energy Information Administration forecasts that coal, which accounted for 17 percent of U.S. power generation in 2023, ...

Coal ash is pretty much what it sounds like, the waste product created when we burn coal for power. The company and the State Pollution Control Agency say about 5.5 million gallons of water ...