In 2019, Illinois passed the Coal Ash Pollution Prevention Act, which created rules beyond what federal regulators mandate to guarantee oversight at inactive coal plants and ensure proper and timely closure of coal ash ponds. So far, 23 companies have submitted applications, but only two draft permits have been issued by the IEPA.
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
Well let’s get RFK jr to swim in them. If he comes out with skin still on his torso the ponds may not be so bad after all