EPISODE · Aug 26, 2019 · 14 MIN
Time Running Out For Public To Weigh In On Georgia Power’s Coal Ash Ponds
from On Second Thought
When coal-fired power plants burn coal, what’s left over is a toxic ash mixed with water that gets stored in ash ponds. They look pretty much like you’d imagine – huge, contained pools of slurry and particulates – and environmentalists worry about their potential effects on the ecosystem and drinking water. Georgia Power is on track to quit adding to its ash ponds by sometime next year. That’s a mandate in the Integrated Resources Plan the Georgia Public Service Commission approved this summer.
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When coal-fired power plants burn coal, what’s left over is a toxic ash mixed with water that gets stored in ash ponds. They look pretty much like you’d imagine – huge, contained pools of slurry and particulates – and environmentalists worry about their potential effects on the ecosystem and drinking water. Georgia Power is on track to quit adding to its ash ponds by sometime next year. That’s a mandate in the Integrated Resources Plan the Georgia Public Service Commission approved this summer.
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Time Running Out For Public To Weigh In On Georgia Power’s Coal Ash Ponds
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