Ash Impoundment (IMAGE)

University of Mississippi

Ash Impoundment

Caption

A coal ash impoundment in Rockingham County, North Carolina failed in 2014, releasing coal ash and ash pond water into the Dan River. Ole Miss researcher Kris Zierold's recent study found that cancer rates are consistently higher in the counties surrounding coal ash impoundments.

Credit

Photo by Steven Alexander/U.S. Fisheries and Wildlife Services

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