COAL ASH – The Toxic Threat to Our Health and Environment.

Coal ash, one of the dirtiest secrets in American energy production, commonly contains some the world’s most toxic metals: arsenic, lead, mercury, cadmium, chromium, selenium, uranium. These and other toxicants in coal ash can cause cancer, neurological damage and other life threatening illnesses in humans. They can also harm and kill wildlife, especially fish and other water-dwelling species.