![Plant Scherer aerial view](https://www.gpb.org/sites/default/files/styles/flexheight/public/2022-01/080719_scherer_ash_046_1_0.jpg?itok=TIHLjB6c)
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Nearly 16 million tons of toxic coal ash have been dumped in a disposal site near Plant Scherer in Juliette, Georgia, operated by Georgia Power. Nearby residents suspect contaminants may have leaked into the groundwater.
Credit: Grant Blankenship/GPB (file photo)