It was considered a model of successful recycling of coal combustion waste until tests of nearby groundwater wells discovered arsenic and lead levels exceeding drinking water standards, according to city water tests. (scientificamerican.com)
Long - time residents of the area, they know first - hand the effects of living near the plant and its piles of dry coal combustion waste, or coal ash. (treehugger.com)
Progress Energy owns two of the sites, both of which store coal combustion waste for the Asheville Plant located in North Carolina. (sourcewatch.org)