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5. The costs of any cleanup are likely to be significant. A 2020 Alabama Power estimate placed the cost of cover-in-place coal ash closures at $3.3 billion — and that was the cheap option.

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Coal ash is a byproduct of burning coal in power plants that, without proper management, can pollute waterways, groundwater, drinking water and the air. Coal ash contains contaminants like mercury ...