In Buffalo Creek, one of the Pittston Coal Company's coal slurry impoundment dams bursts, unleashing 175 million gallons of black wastewater, killing 125 people, and leaving 4,000 homeless.
in in-ground impoundments. These coal ash wastes — which are a toxic slurry left over after coal is burned — contain a host of heavy metals and contaminants, including cadmium, chromium ...
in in-ground impoundments. These coal ash wastes — which are a toxic slurry left over after coal is burned — contain a host of heavy metals and contaminants, including cadmium, chromium, lead, radium ...