Ash in Lungs: How Breathing Coal Ash is Hazardous to Your Health

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Earthjustice and Physicians for Social Responsibility released a report documenting how breathing coal ash dust triggers asthma, cancer, and lung disease in communities near coal ash dump sites. The report highlights six communities affected by coal ash contamination and notes that despite health risks, no federal regulations exist to control fugitive toxic dust. Southern Alliance for Clean Energy joined other organizations in suing the EPA for failure to finalize coal ash regulations, resulting in EPA commitment to finalize rules by December 2014.