Tag: COAL ASH

The United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit overturned the dismissal of a case filed by Mobile Baykeeper against Alabama Power Company over coal ash.

In December 2008, a dike rupture in Tennessee caused 1.1 billion gallons of coal ash to spill into local waterways. It was the largest industrial spill in U.S. history.

Oral arguments were held in federal court in the case of Mobile Baykeeper v. Alabama Power Company over coal ash.

Alabama Power and the Environmental Protection Agency settled a lawsuit concerning coal ash at the James Barry plant in Bucks.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ruled the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) may not operate a coal ash permitting program because it is less protective of people and waterways than federal regulations require.

A federal lawsuit filed by the Mobile Baykeeper against Alabama Power has been dismissed without prejudice. The lawsuit claimed the power company’s plan to leave 21 million tons of coal ash at a plant north of Mobile would allow pollutants to seep into public waters. 

Alabama Power has agreed to have conversations with representatives from the Environmental Protection Agency concerning what to do about coal ash at the James Barry Plant in Bucks.

The Biden administration is celebrating a proposed denial of Alabama’s ability to manage coal ash.

An Alabama environmental group announced on Wednesday its intent to file a lawsuit against Alabama Power, in response to plans for coal ash on the banks of the Mobile River.