State Rep. Rita Mayfield, D-Gurnee, has introduced legislation in the Illinois General Assembly to require the removal of all coal ash ponds and other deposits of the material along Lake Michigan.
For more than four years, local, state and federal officials have pushed NRG to remove two coal ash ponds and the grassy field at its decommissioned Waukegan power plant along Lake Michigan, yet the facilities remain in place.
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Source: Chicago Tribune | Published: 2026-01-08T17:38:22Z
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