| Toxic coal ash piling up in ponds in 32 states (AP) [6 mins] AP - Millions of tons of toxic coal ash is piling up in power plant ponds in 32 states, a practice the government has long recognized as a risk to human health and the environment but has done nothing about.Related stories: Toxic coal ash piling up in ponds in 32 states - The Associated Press Toxic coal ash piling up in ponds in Michigan, elsewhere (Detroit Free Press) ~2 grouped stories | Obama says his economic plan will be refined (AP) [22 mins][Kansas] AP - President-elect Barack Obama said Friday that he and Congress will "hone and refine" his nearly $800 billion economic recovery plan, as he seeks to patch fissures with senior Democrats over key features of the still-emerging plan. |