By: Emily Bailey | Contributor Photo credit: Mobile Baykeeper Toxic coal ash from an Alabama Power plant continues to leech into Mobile River, and residents have one more day to sign a petition urging the state to order an excavation and cleanup. The 21 million tons of ash, a byproduct of the coal-burning process that provides electricity to the Mobile region, is mixed with water … Continue reading Coal+ fire + water = electricity: Danger to Mobile River