Coal ash

First Coast

There's a new plan to battle coal ash spills. But it doesn't include banning the waste.

Claire Heddles - Jacksonville Today

It’s been almost a year since a barge transporting coal ash from Puerto Rico to a landfill in Folkston, Georgia, spilled more than 5,000 tons of the toxic industrial byproduct into the ocean off Atlantic Beach.
First Coast

3 Area Nonprofits Call For End To Coal Ash Transport Through Jacksonville

Sydney Boles

The St. Johns Riverkeeper, the Northeast Florida Sierra Club and Surfrider Foundation’s First Coast Chapter are calling for the city of Jacksonville to…
First Coast

Jax Barge Recovery Focused On Refloating Barge, Not Removing Remaining Coal Ash

Sydney Boles

Marine salvage crews are continuing to work on a 400-foot-long cargo ship carrying coal ash that ran aground near Jacksonville in March. Crews have…