Midwest Energy News: The "beneficial reuse" of coal ash, often touted as a way to keep the material out of landfills, is potentially causing serious contamination of drinking water in southeast Wisconsin and possibly across the state, according to a report released Tuesday by Clean Wisconsin.
By classifying coal ash as an industrial byproduct, as report author Tyson Cook says, companies are able to place contaminant-laden coal ash in the ground - as structural fill in and below roads, trails, parking lots, buildings,...