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Buried fortune: US finds $8.4 billion in rare earths sitting in coal ash landfills
For years, the United States has depended on imports of rare earth elements, the critical materials found in everything from ...
$8.4 Billion: Enormous Cache of Rare Earth Elements Discovered in America
Coal ash in the U.S. holds substantial rare earth elements, potentially reducing dependence on imports, with ongoing research ...
Where coal plants are retiring, and still burning
Politically, there’s a lot of support for coal in Wyoming and Utah where Rocky Mountain Power is operating so I think they just don’t feel a ton of pressure to move to cleaner energy sources,” one ...
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U.S. Coal Ash Landfills Hold Enough Rare Earths to Boost Reserves Eightfold
Researchers from The University of Texas at Austin have released estimates that U.S. coal ash contains 11 million tons of rare earth elements.
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Crypto mining company agrees to speed cleanup of its Pa. coal ash pile
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and a crypto mining company have agreed to speed the cleanup of the ...
Environmental groups file notice to sue Alliant over Ottumwa coal ash landfill discharge
Environmentalists: Water draining from beneath a lined landfill containing coal ash is nevertheless contaminated and threatens the Des Moines River ...
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Coal Ash Waste from MidAmerican Coal Plants Poses Immediate and Long-term Health Threat to Iowans
DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Analysis from the Interdisciplinary Environmental Clinic at Washington University, released today by Sierra Club and the Iowa Environmental Council ...
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$9,000 fine for coal mine leak into Alberta river a 'slap on the wrist,' critics say
said CST's track record raises serious concerns about its ability to manage mine waste. She described the $9,000 fine as a "slap on the wrist." Regulator investigates Alberta coal mine after ...
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Environmental groups to sue Alliant claiming groundwater pollution
Several environmental groups intend to sue Alliant Energy’s Iowa affiliate, claiming it is discharging polluted groundwater ...
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TPU scientists have proposed an effective way to dispose of coal mining waste using "combustible ice"
Scientists from the Heat and Mass Transfer Laboratory of Tomsk Polytechnic University have proposed a new effective way to dispose of coal mining waste – coal sludge. It is based on the addition of ...
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As coal plants close, Colorado towns consider nuclear waste storage
But the waste storage idea is getting mixed reactions deep in the state's coal country. Craig, which is home to about 9,000 people and less than 20 miles west of Hayden, is also losing a nearby ...
A breakdown of major EPA deregulatory moves around water, air, climate
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin on Wednesday announced nearly three dozen deregulatory moves that he said would spur the U.S. economy by rolling back rules that have unfairly ...