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==Gavin and Mercury==
A [http://www.environmentalintegrity.org/news_reports/news_03_17_10.php 2010 report] by the [[Environmental Integrity Project]] using [[EPA]] data found that Gavin is the 12th worst [[mercury and coal|mercury]] polluter in the United States, emitting 937 pounds of mercury in 2008, the most recent year for data, up from 435 pounds in 2007, a 115.4 percent increase. Despite more than doubling its mercury emissions, the coal-fired plant is within mercury-emission limits set by the state. An American Electric Power spokeswoman told the Columbus Dispatch the increase at Gavin was due to a switch to a different type of coal that contained more mercury.<ref>[http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/woub/news.newsmain/article/0/0/1625326/news/More.mercury.at.Gavin "More mercury at Gavin"] WOUB, March 18, 2010.</ref>
==Coal Ash Waste and Water Contamination==
In August 2010 a study released by the [[Environmental Integrity Project]], the [[Sierra Club]] and [[Earthjustice]] reported that Ohio, along with 34 states, had significant groundwater contamination from coal ash that is not currently regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The report, in an attempt to pressure the EPA to regulate coal ash, noted that most states do not monitor drinking water contamination levels near waste disposal sites.<ref>[http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/08/26/1793995/study-of-coal-ash-sites-finds.html "Study of coal ash sites finds extensive water contamination"] Renee Schoff, ''Miami Herald'', August 26, 2010.</ref> The report mentioned Ohio based [[Cardinal Plant]], [[Gavin Plant]], Industrial Excess Landfill Superfund Site and the [[Muskingum River Plant]] as all having groundwater contamination due to coal ash waste.<ref>[http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9HRDN581.htm "Enviro groups: ND, SD coal ash polluting water"] Associated Press, August 24, 2010.</ref>
===Coal Waste Sites===
*[[General James M. Gavin Power Plant Bottom Ash Pond]]
*[[General James M. Gavin Power Plant Fly Ash Pond]]
==Other coal waste sites==
To see a nationwide list of over 350 coal waste sites in the United States, [[:Category:Coal waste|'''click here''']]. To see a listing of coal waste sites in a particular state, click on the map:
<us_map redirect=":Category:Existing coal waste sites in {state}"></us_map>
==Articles and Resources==
