According to the NRDC, “Regardless of variety, however, all coal is dirty. Indeed, in terms of emissions, it’s the most carbon-intensive fossil fuel we can burn.” There are no alternatives.

Burning Coal Leaves Dangerous Waste. Trump's EPA Eyes Looser Rules for Handling It In 2022, federal officials rebuked a major coal plant next to the Ohio River for letting coal waste — in a pile ...

In 2022, federal officials rebuked a major coal plant next to the Ohio River for letting coal waste — in a pile so big it could fill the Dallas Cowboys' football stadium twice over — threaten ...