Friday, August 27, 2010

New Report Reveals Widespread Toxic Coal Ash Contamination

by Bruce Nilles

Power industry lobbyist Jim Roewer: "Wasn't a problem."
Leslie Stahl: "Well, it was a problem, but we just didn't know it."

This excerpt from a recent 60 Minutes story on toxic coal waste sums up the current trouble with the millions of tons of toxic ash left over each year from burning coal for energy.



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