https://www.georgiacoalash.org/home daily 1.0 2022-06-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6030224abf32525693ffa94c/1620839113811-13VYP4OG5IIPB6OPFZNG/Georgia+Clean+Your+Ash+Organizing.png Home - Make it stand out Georgia Clean Your Ash Organizing Meeting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6030224abf32525693ffa94c/a162e5da-94b1-456a-b8ef-733845a2c3c8/SC-Georgia-Chapter-Logo_Vertical_Color.png Home Sierra Club Georgia Chapter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6030224abf32525693ffa94c/77a83681-87a9-4275-a0db-fae8c5fa80b5/GABC+Logo.png Home Georgia Beyond Coal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6030224abf32525693ffa94c/ddd1f4a7-f004-4434-92ff-e26f441adb18/Environment+Georgia+Logo.png Home Environment Georgia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6030224abf32525693ffa94c/bd91b491-ee2f-4b17-91bc-4c8a70cf27c2/B%2BGALogo_14.29-300dpi-fcg_bggb.png Home Black + Green Agenda https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6030224abf32525693ffa94c/8b2e1b57-7643-4403-b610-065ac947f46d/CRBI-Emblem-3+%281%29.png Home Coosa River Basin Initiative https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6030224abf32525693ffa94c/1867a392-f169-49db-942e-670ec68b2a66/new+g4tp+logo.PNG Home Georgia For The Planet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6030224abf32525693ffa94c/a2ecd900-f693-41e4-8aec-a255fce49cdc/GCV-Educaction-Fund.png Home Georgia Conservation Voters https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6030224abf32525693ffa94c/0e25a21e-dbf1-40a1-aea2-b065a8cd0246/AtlantaJwJ+Logo+1500px.png Home Atlanta Jobs with Justice https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6030224abf32525693ffa94c/d017b1f3-ec3f-4169-aa43-04372aded822/CRP+Atlanta.png Home Climate Reality Project Atlanta, GA Chapter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6030224abf32525693ffa94c/0e33ba29-2c7c-4d1f-8017-c68364104596/GIPL+Logo.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6030224abf32525693ffa94c/0df4631b-d99b-46a2-b62a-e2e7288f7853/GA-WAND-logo.png Home Georgia WAND https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6030224abf32525693ffa94c/fcd894e5-fe03-4683-892a-cffc16b6ede6/Eco-Owls.jpeg Home Eco Owls at Kennesaw State University https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6030224abf32525693ffa94c/95f28f42-8bd7-4c2b-bd43-beafd105e69d/PODER_LATINX_LOGO.png Home Poder Latinx https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6030224abf32525693ffa94c/aa8f3d32-dfaf-418f-9bc5-a4a70c90e11b/Georgia+Climate+Fight.png Home Climate Fight Georgia https://www.georgiacoalash.org/resources daily 0.75 2022-01-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6030224abf32525693ffa94c/1616684185719-DUWMWXMK595FSLI8OICZ/Georgia+Clean+Your+Ash.png Resources & News - Georgia Clean Your Ash! Presentation Slides This presentation slide deck details the dangers of toxic coal ash and explains Georgia Environmental Protection Division’s (GA EPD) process for permitting the permanent storage and handling of all 92 million tons of coal ash needing to be contained across Georgia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6030224abf32525693ffa94c/1616787066522-GPV11ESEU5HJ7FE1NBQB/SELC+GA+Coal+Ash+Reports.png Resources & News - SELC Letter & Report to Georgia EPD Regarding Georgia Power Coal Ash Ponds New evidence confirms that Georgia Power’s unlined coal ash pits slated to be capped in place are already submerged in groundwater, which the utility intends to use as a permanent waste dumping ground. Not only is that illegal under state and federal laws, Georgia Power’s closure plans mean that nearly 50 million tons of toxic coal ash will continue to degrade and contaminate Georgia’s groundwater forever. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6030224abf32525693ffa94c/1616686909073-KO00R7ZX0P7EVWT39DSB/coal-ash-man_color.jpeg Resources & News - Harm to Human Health from Breathing and Ingesting Coal Ash Toxicants - Infographic Coal ash, the toxic remains of coal burning in power plants, is full of chemicals that cause cancer, developmental disorders and reproductive problems. It poisons our air and water, and kills fish and wildlife. Source: Agency For Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Toxicological Profiles. www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiledocs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6030224abf32525693ffa94c/1616721983812-Q1LAHWDTLKJ9IM4S08CB/EPA-HQ-RCRA-2006-0796-0026_content.png Resources & News - Ecological Assessment of Ash Deposition and Removal, Euharlee Creek, Plant Bowen Facility, Cartersville, Georgia According to a U.S. EPA damage case assessment, proven damage cases in Georgia include an incident at Georgia Power Company's Plant Bowen: “This unlined CCW management unit was put in service in 1968. On July 28, 2002, a sinkhole developed in the (coal) ash pond of the Georgia Power Company - Plant Bowen Facility (coal-fired generating facility). The sinkhole ultimately reached four acres and a depth of thirty feet. The integrity of the ash pond dikes did not appear to be compromised. The company estimated that 2.25 million gallons of ash/water mixture was released to an unnamed tributary of the Euharlee Creek, containing 281 tons of ash. Georgia’s Department of Natural Resources alleges an unpermitted discharge of water containing approximately 80 tons of ash slurry entered Euharlee Creek through a stormwater drainage pipe resulting in a temporary degradation of public waters.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6030224abf32525693ffa94c/1616688041467-XRKTSJ1RAOIWK9QD7SD4/PSR+coal-ash+health+report+cover.png Resources & News - Coal Ash: The toxic threat to our health and environment Water and air in 34 states are being poisoned by the waste of coal-fired power plants—creating major health risks for children and adults—according to the report, Coal Ash: The Toxic Threat, released by Earthjustice and Physicians for Social Responsibility. The ground-breaking study connects the contamination occurring at hundreds of coal ash dumps and waste ponds across the country to health threats such as cancer, nerve damage and impairment of a child's ability to write, read and learn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6030224abf32525693ffa94c/1621369479230-ZCE39SENEUOA31P51GGQ/Colstrip_Study_Cover.jpeg Resources & News - Doing It Right: A Coal Ash Cleanup Jobs Study Doing It Right is a jobs study by IBEW 1638 & Northern Plains Resource Council that aims to shed light on coal ash cleanup work being done around the country and highlight the specific environmental and economic benefits of full excavation coal ash cleanup. The takeaway from the reports is that robust full excavation cleanup creates hundreds of good-paying jobs, permanently repairs local groundwater, and stimulates broad economic prosperity for the local community. Doing It Right Coal Ash Cleanup Jobs Factsheet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6030224abf32525693ffa94c/1619055958917-Y2WJ4I7PREWKDUEYUYQZ/Ash_In_Lungs_1.png Resources & News - Ash in Lungs: How Breathing Coal Ash is Hazardous to Your Health Fly ash particles (a major component of coal ash) can become lodged in the deepest part of your lungs, where they trigger asthma, inflammation and immunological reactions. Studies link these particulates to the four leading causes of death in the U.S.: heart disease, cancer, respiratory diseases and stroke. In addition, respirable crystalline silica in coal ash can also lodge in the lungs and cause silicosis or scarring of lung tissue, which can result in disabling and sometimes fatal lung disease and cancer. Lastly, the presence of heavy metals in coal ash, such as lead, arsenic and hexavalent chromium, and the radioactivity of some ashes may increase the harm caused by inhalation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6030224abf32525693ffa94c/1616792682289-RFQS0V7E0J43I22488EC/GA_RPT_2018-12-12.png Resources & News - Georgia at a Crossroads: Groundwater Contamination From Coal Ash Threatens the Peach State A report written by Environmental Integrity Project and Earthjustice, finds that toxic coal ash pollutants are leaking into groundwater from 92% of Georgia coal-fired power plants, according to analysis of industry data made available for the first time in 2018. 11 of the state’s 12 coal-fired power plants are leaking pollution into the state’s underground water supplies, and 10 of these 11 polluting plants are owned by a single company, Georgia Power. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6030224abf32525693ffa94c/1616684362354-CM3Q1C7BHYQ7M5LXMSBT/Clean+Up+GA+Coal+Ash+Pit+Status.png Resources & News - Cleaning Up Georgia’s Coal Ash Factsheet Spanish / Español Translation The dangers coal ash poses to Georgia communities, wildlife and waterways are clear and well documented. It must be disposed of safely to protect the health of our state. 92 million tons is the estimated amount of toxic coal ash stored at sites all across Georgia. More than half is planned to be capped in place and stored in unlined pits. https://www.georgiacoalash.org/take-action daily 0.75 2021-12-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6030224abf32525693ffa94c/1622676897522-6X0OI462BLWHIP60T7DH/Plant+McDonough.jpeg Take Action! - Make it stand out Plant McDonough https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6030224abf32525693ffa94c/1622686039262-SK38NDCPW89GVMFTX0TA/scherer-01_altamaha-riverkeeper-800.jpeg Take Action! - Make it stand out Plant Scherer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6030224abf32525693ffa94c/1622686837633-SKA7UO9M1KF875Y1CI79/Plant+Yates+Demolished.jpeg Take Action! - Make it stand out Plant Yates Demolished https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6030224abf32525693ffa94c/1622683380247-47MWYEMQGW8TLDT17RAT/fullsizeoutput_6c5a.jpeg Take Action! - Make it stand out Plant Wansley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6030224abf32525693ffa94c/1622667242703-8XWBCQW80W7BACOWKC7D/Hammond.jpeg Take Action! - Make it stand out Plant Hammond https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6030224abf32525693ffa94c/1622670210292-7VNIZJH7GV6VQOIJ3O4M/20210319_140918.jpg Take Action! - Make it stand out Plant Bowen https://www.georgiacoalash.org/updates daily 0.75 2022-04-19 https://www.georgiacoalash.org/updates/gasc-earthday2021 monthly 0.5 2021-08-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6030224abf32525693ffa94c/1617902474063-BR62KYHV33MIX2O5RJ7R/GASC+Earth+Day+2021.jpeg Updates - Earth Day Celebration: “Rising from the Ashes” Docuseries Screening - Earth Day (Eve) 2021: "Rising from the Ashes" Georgia Coal Ash Docuseries Screening Celebrate Earth Day 2021 with us! Wednesday, April 21st, 5:00 - 6:30 pm RSVP at: bit.ly/GASC-EarthDay for Zoom Link https://www.georgiacoalash.org/updates/rftachapter1-released monthly 0.5 2021-08-05 https://www.georgiacoalash.org/updates/rfta-pressrelease monthly 0.5 2021-08-05 https://www.georgiacoalash.org/updates/rftachapter2-released monthly 0.5 2021-08-05 https://www.georgiacoalash.org/updates/sierraclub-challenges-gacoalash-rate-increase monthly 0.5 2021-08-05 https://www.georgiacoalash.org/updates/rftachapter3-released monthly 0.5 2021-08-05 https://www.georgiacoalash.org/updates/organizingmeeting monthly 0.5 2021-09-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6030224abf32525693ffa94c/1624394793233-V42RPVKEV2EEDK6GQ49P/Georgia+Clean+Your+Ash+Organizing.png Updates - #GACleanYourAsh Organizing Meetings - #GACleanYourAsh Organizing Meetings: #GACleanYourAsh Organizing Meeting https://www.georgiacoalash.org/updates/scga-2021-summer-training-series monthly 0.5 2021-09-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6030224abf32525693ffa94c/1621464374265-YZN71MIBI8FUE3ROAEYH/Voting+STS.png Updates - Sierra Club Georgia Kicks Off 2021 Summer Training Series with #GACleanYourAsh! - Make it stand out July Sessions: Democracy and the Planet 11 am, Saturday, July 24th or 5:30 pm, Tuesday, July 27th https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6030224abf32525693ffa94c/1621462796991-NOJ7BQUP06JF2RYLR2MK/GASC+Summer+Training+Series.png Updates - Sierra Club Georgia Kicks Off 2021 Summer Training Series with #GACleanYourAsh! - Make it stand out Sierra Club Georgia Chapter Summer Training Series 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6030224abf32525693ffa94c/1621464460248-02CT2Q629WF05D0M18U2/GABCC+STS.png Updates - Sierra Club Georgia Kicks Off 2021 Summer Training Series with #GACleanYourAsh! - Make it stand out May Sessions: Georgia Clean Your (Coal) Ash! 11 am, Saturday, May 22nd or 5:30 pm, Wednesday, May 26th https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6030224abf32525693ffa94c/1621464337513-OE8C8ED9OP1ZHX9RKT13/RF100+STS.png Updates - Sierra Club Georgia Kicks Off 2021 Summer Training Series with #GACleanYourAsh! - Make it stand out June Sessions: Ready for 100% Clean Energy 5:30 pm, Wednesday, June 16th or 11 am, Saturday, June 26th https://www.georgiacoalash.org/updates/gacleanyourash-screening monthly 0.5 2021-08-05 https://www.georgiacoalash.org/updates/georgiacoalash-pricetag monthly 0.5 2021-08-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6030224abf32525693ffa94c/1623861430405-CWR1O48QLOPYS7I3238S/fullsizeoutput_6c72.jpeg Updates - The Price Tag for 92 Million Tons of Toxic Waste in Georgia - Make it stand out Georgia Power's Hal B. Wansley Coal Power Plant by Joe Cook via Southwings Flight https://www.georgiacoalash.org/updates/hammond-permitalert monthly 0.5 2021-09-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6030224abf32525693ffa94c/1626190771878-PA0T5SSNET9HDLS45XH3/Hammond+AP-3+Key+Plan.png Updates - PERMIT ALERT! - Georgia’s First Cap In Place Coal Ash Permit for Plant Hammond Released! - Make it stand out Plant Hammond AP-3 Diagram https://www.georgiacoalash.org/updates/georgia-power-plans-unsafe-coal-ash-handling-plant-hammond monthly 0.5 2021-08-05 https://www.georgiacoalash.org/updates/speakout-hammond monthly 0.5 2021-08-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6030224abf32525693ffa94c/1628188511877-4V8NLWKE5AUGGMNFM5UU/Plant+Hammond+Clean+Your+Ash+%282%29.png Updates - Speakout for Clean Water + Coal Ash Cleanup for Plant Hammond on Aug 10th! - Make it stand out Speakout for Clean Water & Coal Ash Cleanup at Plant Hammond AP-3 https://www.georgiacoalash.org/updates/hammond-forum monthly 0.5 2021-09-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6030224abf32525693ffa94c/1631728586621-T4ZDEPA5C7FCL1ZIU2DE/Townhall+for+Coal+Ash+Cleanup+2+%283%29.png Updates - Clean Up Plant Hammond! Community Forum - Clean Up Plant Hammond! Community Forum Clean Up Plant Hammond! Community Forum https://www.georgiacoalash.org/updates/hammond-speakout-success monthly 0.5 2022-01-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6030224abf32525693ffa94c/1629986670106-0PUK69YSJ4TEXYE3RSTH/Plant+Hammond+Permit+Hearing.png Updates - Speakout for Clean Water + Coal Ash Cleanup a Huge Success! - Make it stand out Plant Hammond Ash Pond 3 Draft Closure Permit Public Meeting https://www.georgiacoalash.org/updates/screlease-gapower-hammond-plan-leaves-water-at-risk monthly 0.5 2021-09-15 https://www.georgiacoalash.org/updates/bowen-permit-alert monthly 0.5 2021-10-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6030224abf32525693ffa94c/1631730686705-726HUV7VJX1FMI5H0EK7/Bowen+AP-1+Drawing+Crop.png Updates - PERMIT ALERT! - Permit for Plant Bowen AP-1 Released! - Make it stand out Plant Bowen AP-1 Diagram https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6030224abf32525693ffa94c/1631825862398-JZZIM5BR21XDYD7LN1BF/Speakout+for+Coal+Ash+Cleanup+-+Bowen.png Updates - PERMIT ALERT! - Permit for Plant Bowen AP-1 Released! Speakout for Clean Water & Coal Ash Cleanup - Bowen AP-1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6030224abf32525693ffa94c/1622670210292-7VNIZJH7GV6VQOIJ3O4M/20210319_140918.jpg Updates - PERMIT ALERT! - Permit for Plant Bowen AP-1 Released! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.georgiacoalash.org/updates/gapower-risky-closure-at-bowen monthly 0.5 2021-10-07 https://www.georgiacoalash.org/updates/bowen-ap-1-epdhearing-update monthly 0.5 2021-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6030224abf32525693ffa94c/1634574560784-OIG0TCSWL1OOAW87J2VF/Speakout+for+Coal+Ash+Cleanup+-+Bowen.png Updates - Speakout for Clean Water + Coal Ash Cleanup for Bowen AP-1 Update - Make it stand out Speakout for Clean Water & Coal Ash Cleanup at Bowen AP-1 https://www.georgiacoalash.org/updates/georgia-court-of-appeals-sides-with-georgia-power-and-psc-on-charging-customers-for-coal-ash-cleanup monthly 0.5 2021-12-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6030224abf32525693ffa94c/1635273385498-G20UPUGUGSA6SMVGKI6E/Wansley+Southwings.jpeg Updates - Georgia Court of Appeals Sides with Georgia Power and PSC on Charging Customers for Coal Ash Cleanup - Make it stand out Georgia Power's Hal B. Wansley Coal Power Plant https://www.georgiacoalash.org/updates/sierra-club-takes-coal-ash-cost-recovery-fight-to-georgia-supreme-court monthly 0.5 2021-12-07 https://www.georgiacoalash.org/updates/oceanfuturesociety-takes-action-on-gacoalash monthly 0.5 2021-12-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6030224abf32525693ffa94c/61154ce6-6f7b-4f2d-b18d-2289cd76605e/OFS+Letter+to+GAEPD+Bowen.png Updates - Jean-Michel Cousteau's Ocean Futures Society Takes Action for Safe Coal Ash Cleanup in Georgia - Make it stand out Ocean Future Society Letter to Georgia EPD on Plant Bowen Coal Ash Cleanup https://www.georgiacoalash.org/updates/ajc-lte-coalash monthly 0.5 2022-01-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6030224abf32525693ffa94c/ef74906b-4c28-4000-aac1-7885dd3ebdac/AJC+Readers+Write.jpeg Updates - AJC Letter to the Editor: Georgia Power needs better plan in handling coal ash - Make it stand out AJC Readers Write: Posted Aug 4, 2021 https://www.georgiacoalash.org/updates/epa-coal-ash-action monthly 0.5 2022-01-24 https://www.georgiacoalash.org/updates/category/Permit+Alert monthly 0.5 https://www.georgiacoalash.org/updates/category/Media monthly 0.5 https://www.georgiacoalash.org/updates/category/Press+Release monthly 0.5 https://www.georgiacoalash.org/updates/category/Docuseries monthly 0.5 https://www.georgiacoalash.org/updates/category/Event monthly 0.5 https://www.georgiacoalash.org/updates/category/Coal+Ash+Hearing monthly 0.5 https://www.georgiacoalash.org/why-it-matters daily 0.75 2021-11-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6030224abf32525693ffa94c/1622568662883-PNNBYXVJLN2O5RIFBR7K/coal+ash+sludge.jpeg Why It Matters Wet Coal Ash Sludge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6030224abf32525693ffa94c/1618506198094-ZKKA6KZCLKN27K0V84UU/coal-ash-man_color+%28body+crop%29.jpg Why It Matters Harm to Human Health from Breathing and Ingesting Coal Ash Toxicants - Infographic | EARTHJUSTICE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6030224abf32525693ffa94c/1618449322965-XDP9KZDVY3HN6JRNRBIX/fullsizeoutput_6c6c.jpeg Why It Matters - Although Excavation is the more expensive option in the short term, the long term health and environmental costs are severe -- permanent brain damage and forever-contaminated water are not worth saving a buck today. aerial photo of coal ash mixing with water https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6030224abf32525693ffa94c/1618598578572-TR4X39V0HY7TUWY9E8EC/Grainger-update-header_2280_1164_75_s_c1_c_c.jpg Why It Matters Workers cleaning up coal ash by excavation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6030224abf32525693ffa94c/1618516606955-AM2JM6SYS9A04PPPH8DC/Clean+Up+GA+Coal+Ash+Pit+Status+nologo.png Why It Matters Map of coal sites in Georgia showing which are full excavation versus cap in place https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6030224abf32525693ffa94c/7700e120-5219-48a2-8091-5e980196879b/GA+EPD+Coal+Ash+Permit+Schedule.png Why It Matters - Make it stand out Georgia EPD Coal Ash Permit Schedule (As of October 1, 2021)