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Coal is considered a nonrenewable fuel because once it is used, it can't be used again. It is a fossil fuel because it is made from a process that happens over millions of years. It is actually made from ancient plants being compressed and heated by the earth over millions of years.

Coal is a very important fuel source for the whole world. It powers 40% of the world's electricity out of all fuels.

The United States on its own uses coal to make 49% of our electricity out of all fuels.

Coal ash is the remains of coal after it is burned in the furnace, the leftover unwanted parts from the cleaning process in coal, and the particles that fall from the sky from burning coal.

There is a lot of coal in the United States. There are actually around 600 coal ash dumps in the United States.

Chemicals, toxins, and pollutants, can be found in coal ash. Some of them are arsenic, chromium, lead, and mercury.

There are also chemicals, toxins, and pullutants released into the atmosphere when coal is burned. Some of those are carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxide, and sulfer dioxide.

These chemicals in coal ash and from burning coal can actually very likely affect surrounding communities.

Carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxide, sulfer dioxide, mercury, and other chemicals in coal ash and from burning coal can affect people's health in those surrounding communities. They can cause severe respritory problems and the mercury can cause nervous system problems.

Every year, the act of burning coal and coal ash are the cause of 24,000 deaths every year in the United States.