Sentences with phrase «ash dump sites»

A little while back, news spread that the Deptartment of Homeland Security was refusing to reveal the locations of 44 coal ash dump sites — on the grounds that it was a matter of national security.

An August 2010 joint study by the Environmental Integrity Project, Earthjustice, and the Sierra Club reported that 39 coal ash dump sites in 21 states have contaminated local drinking water or surface water with arsenic, lead, and other heavy metals at levels that exceed federal safe drinking water standards.

Now, the EPA has revealed the locations of the sites that have a «high hazard rating» — ash dumps sites where, if a spill were to occur, would likely lead to the deaths of nearby residents.

Not exact matches

A: The county is building the amphitheater on a site that was a dumping ground for hazardous chemicals from the Solvay Process soda ash plant, which later became Allied Chemical Co.The chemicals disposed (from at least 1926 to 1944) include phenols, benzene, toluene, xylene and naphthalene.