The U.S. Government Is Finally Taking A Look At Coal Ash’s Outsized Impact On Poor Communities

Coal ash — a toxic byproduct of burning coal — is a major environmental problem. But disposal sites for coal ash are more likely to be located in and around low-income and minority communities, a fact that’s prompting a U.S. commission to look into whether coal ash is a civil rights problem, too...
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2016/01/14/3739499/coal-ash-civil-rights-hearing/