Kentucky has plenty of coal ash

The Associated Press has developed an interactive map showing the generation and disposal of toxic coal ash around the country.  Kentucky has the third highest (after Ohio and Indiana) amount of coal waste, generating more than 4 million tons of ash per year, with 45 percent of this going into ponds (2005 data).

Below is the amounts of toxic coal ash that went into ponds in Kentucky in 2005, compiled by James Bruggers, the environmental writer with The Courier-Journal. See Jim's blog post here, and the AP interactive map here.

KENTUCKY:
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co., Boone County, 172,900 tons
East Kentucky Power Cooperative Inc., Clark County, 60,000 tons
East Kentucky Power Cooperative Inc., Mason County, 4,300 tons
Kentucky Utilities Co., Mercer County, 140,500 tons
Kentucky Utilities Co., Carroll County, 634,700 tons
Kentucky Utilities Co., Muhlenberg County, 30,600 tons
Kentucky Utilities Co., Woodford County, 18,900 tons
Louisville Gas & Electric Co., Jefferson County, 37,100 tons
Louisville Gas & Electric Co., Jefferson County, 64,700 tons
Louisville Gas & Electric Co., Trimble County, 150,900 tons
Tennessee Valley Authority, Muhlenberg County, 125,700 tons
Tennessee Valley Authority, McCracken County, 61,100 tons
Western Kentucky Energy Corp., Henderson County, 12,300 tons
Western Kentucky Energy Corp., Webster County, 21,800 tons
Kentucky Power Co., Lawrence County, 298,300 tons