Cap and Run: Toxic Coal Ash Left Behind by Big Polluters Threatens Illinois Water
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A 2018 report titled Cap and Run: Toxic Coal Ash Left Behind by Big Polluters Threatens Illinois Water issued by Environmental Integrity Project, Earthjustice, Prairie Rivers Network and Sierra Club reveals unsafe concentrations of dangerous coal ash pollutants in groundwater at 22 of 24 reporting coal ash dumpsites in Illinois.
Illinois’ coal-fired power plants, after decades of unsafe disposal of coal ash, have severely polluted the underlying groundwater.
Almost 90 percent of Illinois’ coal-fired power plants reporting groundwater data show unsafe levels of one or more toxic pollutants, and just two of 35 coal ash dumps report having modern liners.
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Coal Ash is Polluting Illinois 