Minnesota Spill Highlights Environmentalists’ Concerns Over Coal Ash Safety

A recent spill of over five million gallons of coal ash wastewater from a northern Minnesota power plant is highlighting environmentalists’ concerns that such facilities are not adequately regulated -- even as they warn that a second Trump term could further undercut industry compliance. At issue is the July 16 coal ash spill from the Boswell Energy Center in Cohasset, MN. During a July 22 call with reporters, Patty O’Keefe, senior campaign representative for the Beyond Coal Campaign at the...