Posted on 05.22.25

Alabama Power threatened with lawsuit for contaminating groundwater with coal ash

Source: https://wbhm.org/, May 21, 2025
By: Dennis Pillion and Lee Hedgepeth, Inside Climate News

Cruising upstream on the Coosa River through downtown Gadsden, it would be easy to miss the old coal ash pond sitting on the north bank of the river.

It’s mostly hidden by trees and bushes, except for a narrow opening with an aging chain-link fence and a “no trespassing” sign. Even from the air, the green synthetic liner that covers 65 years’ worth of coal combustion residuals looks like an extension of the Twin Bridges Golf Club that borders the pond to the west. Read more.

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