coal ash

Local governments in West Michigan are asking the EPA for a public hearing on Consumers Energy's plan to inject wastewater from its last coal-burning plant deep underground.

Consumers says that, working with the Canadian company Ashcor Technologies, its coal ash will be transformed into something that could benefit the environment instead.

A new report says most power plants violate federal rules mandating cleanup of toxic coal ash dumps.

Some coal fired power plants are being closed. Still, most of Michigan’s utilities heavily rely on coal.“In 2019, coal still fueled the largest share of…