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Recent Developments
Improper Coal Ash Disposal Leads to Unsafe Selenium Levels in Ground Water
December 29, 2009
A Huffington Post article indicates that New Mexico's San Juan Coal Company has been improperly disposing of millions of tons of toxic coal ash and scrubber sludge each year. The article mentions that testing at the San Juan site revealed unsafe levels of selenium in ground and surface water near the site.
For more details, The Huffington Post article is available at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bruce-nilles/the-time-for-coal-ash-reg_b_387580.html.
