Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Coal-fired power plants emit both smoke and steam. Paul Souders/Stone via Getty Images When the U.S. government shut down in late 2018, it furloughed nearly 600 Environmental Protection ...

The Lansing Board of Water and Light says it’s cleaning up coal ash contamination at the Erickson Power Station, but residents and advocates question whether the process is moving fast enough as federal protections are delayed.