Lawsuit claims AES power plant is filling White River with toxins, posing risk to Martinsville drinking water

Lawsuit: Toxins in White River, Martinsville Drinking Water at Risk

Photo: (gorodenkoff/getty images) MARTINSVILLE, Ind.–Poisons, carcinogens, and neurotoxins are being allowed to wash into the White River from the ponds meant to catch coal ash from the nearby Eagle Valley Generating Station, owned by AES, says a lawsuit against the State of Indiana filed last week by the Hoosier Environmental Council. The lawsuit was filed in Morgan County court and seeks the revocation of a permit allowing that discharge. The …

Lawsuit claims AES power plant is filling White River with toxins, posing risk to Martinsville drinking water

MARTINSVILLE, Ind. — A local environmental group has sued the State of Indiana, alleging that officials have allowed an AES-owned power plant to fill the White River with toxins and threaten the safety of some Hoosiers’ drinking water. In a lawsuit filed last week in Morgan County, the Hoosier Environmental Council argued that the State […]