How Close Do You Live to Toxic Coal Emissions?

A new interactive map from the Sierra Club lets you see just how close you and your loved ones live to the toxic emissions from coal-burning plants.

The Sierra Club's brilliant and effective Beyond Coal campaign just released this new interactive map that shows the location of every coal plant in the country.

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Children in the Southeast to Breathe Easier: 18 Coal Plants Shutting Down

These were the area's oldest, dirtiest coal plants. Good riddance.

People who like clean air scored a huge victory this morning: The Tennessee Valley Authority, the nation's largest public power company, agreed to shut down 18 coal-fired power plants, and install advanced pollution protection measures at another three dozen. The announcement is the outcome of a decade-long legal battle with various environmental groups, including the Sierra Club, a group of Southeastern states, and the E.P.A.