This report, supported by several technical analyses, documents the benefits of clean closure of coal ash impoundments at power plants – in other words, fully removing toxic waste from the site rather than capping it and leaving it in place to leach chemicals into the surrounding soil and waterbodies. Through three case studies, the report demonstrates significantly greater economic benefits, including job and income gains, under the clean closure approach.
Author: Earthjustice (Lisa Evans, Kate French)
This resource was commissioned by or produced by staff of the Center for Applied Environmental Law and Policy before the organization rebranded as Ridgeline Center for Law and Policy in 2026.
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