Coal Ash

Did you know that as Americans we burn about 20 pounds of coal per day per person? That’s because coal is still the fuel source for about a third of all the energy used in the country and slightly more than half of all our electricity. And, according to the National Academy of Sciences, our reliance upon coal and the electricity it generates is not going away—not for a long time anyway. So here’s where the story begins, with coal, and all the good things it produces as well as the bad. (Nat’l Academies, 2006, Managing Coal Combustion Residues in Mines, p.1; other ref).

• What Is Coal Ash?
• What Is In Fly Ash?
• Where Does It Go?
• What About EPA?