In Alabama, a toxic pond nearly the size of the National Mall is contaminating one of North America’s most biodiverse river systems: (1/6)
, company officials acknowledged environmental groups’ concerns about the cap-in-place method’s effectiveness toward protecting groundwater and that “the risk of an adverse outcome remains,” but wrote the company believes its plans for Barry’s ash pond and about 10 other coal waste sites in the state meet federal requirements and that requiring full ash removal would “dramatically” increase costs and “adversely impact” nearby residents’ quality of life through “decades of constant truck traffic.
But no excavation cost would compare to cleaning up a spill, Evans, the environmental attorney, said. In addition, Holleman said utilities often prefer capping-in-place to avoid the “managerial hassle” of transporting coal ash.
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