Sources for more information and documentation on health impacts of coal pollutants include reports from the American Lung Association and Physicians for Social Responsibility and chemical fact sheets from the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry at the CDC. And for more on coal ash, also visit the Montana Environmental Information Center and Earthjustice.
Disclaimer: The above video was created when PPL partially owned and operated the Colstrip plant. PPL's share has subsequently been purchased by Talen Energy Corp.
The Montana Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) needs to promptly create an effective and enforceable strategy to direct cleanup of coal ash contamination of ground and surface water around the Colstrip coal-fired power plant. Steps include: