Report: Georgia A Dumping Hub For Solid Waste, Coal Ash

In this Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016, photo, workers excavate coal ash-laden soil to be removed from the Dan River Steam Station in Eden, N.C. Duke Energy Corp. is digging up and hauling away from riverbanks the toxic coal residues two years after one of the worst coal-ash spills in U.S. history. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

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Georgia has become a Southern dumping destination for solid wastes including coal ash, and more is on the way.

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report by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, compiled with assistance from University of Georgia students, says Georgia now imports more solid waste than any of its neighbors other than Florida, which doesn’t keep comparable records.