Coal ash and rainy days don’t mix

Coal ash and rainy days don’t mix

In 2022, the Hoosier Environmental Council estimated that Duke Energy Indiana was burning enough coal to generate more than 1.4 million tons of coal ash per year. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images) Indiana has recently experienced record-setting rains, causing disastrous flooding in some areas of the state. Our state also has historically relied on coal as an energy source. You might be asking: What does coal have to do with all that rain f…