90% of U.S. Coal Plants Are Contaminating Groundwater, Report Finds
In this Jan. 14, 2016 file photo, a drainage pipe that was the original culprit of a coal ash spill that was one of the worst in U.S. history is seen at the Dan River Steam Station in Eden, N.C. Photo: Gerry Broome (AP)This story was originally published by Grist. You can subscribe to its weekly newsletter here.More than 90 percent of the country’s coal plants are contaminating water across 43 states, according to a new report. And nearly half of them have no plans to clean up the mess.The study, released on Thursday by…