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Posted inChicago, Coal Ash Project, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Guest Article, Illinois, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Coal ash 101: Everything you need to know about this toxic waste

by Sruthi Gopalakrishnan September 13, 2022

Here are the basics that will help you understand this looming threat.

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In the Finger Lakes, a bitcoin mining plant billed as ‘green’ has a dirty coal ash problem

by Sruthi Gopalakrishnan August 25, 2022November 9, 2025

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