Coal ash, the waste from burning coal has significant amounts of radioactive heavy metals. It is stored in 'ash ponds' which can leach into the ground water and

Coal ash, the waste from burning coal has significant amounts of radioactive heavy metals. It is stored in 'ash ponds' which can leach into the ground water and the ash can be blown into surrounding neighborhoods as they are not capped. Analysis of EPA data found that living around a coal plant can give you up to a 1 in 50 chance of cancer. Clearly a biased source (not necessarily bad though) but the data is likely accurate, make of it what you will. https://earthjustice.org/news/press/2009/epa-data-show-higher-cancer-risks-for-those-who-live-near-coal-ash-dumps https://earthjustice.org/news/press/2009/epa-data-show-highe...