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How Alabama Power Has Left the ‘American Amazon’ at Risk
By Lee Hedgepeth. December 29, 2025 Photo Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News This recent article is highly recommended by the Coal Ash Action Group to fully understand the coal ash issue in Alabama. It presents a comprehensive overview which we hope you will read. This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News , a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here . ARTICLE: How Alaba
Jan 2


Mobile Baykeeper's 2018 POLLUTION REPORT
For comprehensive understanding of coal ash issues at Plant Barry read Mobile Baykeeper's 2018 POLLUTION REPORT: "Coal Ash at Alabama...
Aug 15, 2025


Toxic Metals Recorded in Rivers Near Coal Ash Pond in UA Study
2025 study at the University of Alabama finds contamination of surface water and river sediment outside of the coal ash pond at Plant...
Apr 22, 2025


A Valley So Low: Book about Kingston Oil Spill in 2008
Published October 2024 by: Jared Sullivan Available on Amazon and other bookstores. A Valley So Low is a nonfiction book by Jared...
Oct 31, 2024


ADEM should follow lead of others in Southeast
LETTER TO THE EDITOR by Diane Thomas Republished with permission from and originally published in Lagniappe The 597-acre Plant Barry...
Nov 14, 2023


Harm to Human Health from Breathing and Ingesting Coal Ash Toxicants
Presented by Earthjustice "Coal ash, the toxic remains of coal burning in power plants, contains a hazardous brew of toxic pollutants...
Nov 2, 2022


Gambling America's Amazon
originally published on CNN.com on Dec. 7, 2021 by Isabelle Chapman Alabama's largest utility plans to bury a heap of toxic coal waste...
Dec 7, 2021


Coal ash ponds found to leak toxic materials in Duke University Study
A 2016 study finds that coal ash ponds leak toxic materials into groundwater. Cited by 76 publications. Evidence for Coal Ash Ponds...
Jun 22, 2016
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