EPA Releases Data Revealing Hundreds Of Additional Coal Ash Impoundments.

The article offers information about the data released by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding coal ash impoundments. It informs that hundreds of additional ponds and landfills were found storing coal ashes from power plants than previously reported. According to the data released by environmental advocates at June 27, 2012, there are at least 1,161 coal ash ponds in the U.S., which are 451 more than previously reported by EPA.