#coal-ash

#coal-ash

Harvard physicist finds 'alien' elements in fragments recovered from Pacific Ocean

10 percent of the fragments contain elements not seen in our solar system [ more ]

Residents of Uniontown, Alabama, a majority-Black community, have been complaining of the negative health impacts and environmental pollution caused by a landfill that takes in waste from coal-burning power plants.

The Birmingham Times, a historic African American newspaper, and the online-only Alabama News Center have failed to report on the issues related to coal ash in Uniontown, despite their financial ties to Alabama Power, the main subject of those stories. [ more ]

A Harvard physicist claimed to find interstellar objects on Earth, but a new study casts doubt on his claims.

The study suggests that the fragments found in the Pacific Ocean are actually coal ash resulting from industrial activity.

The elements found in the fragments are consistent with those found in burning coal, not interstellar material. [ more ]