Turning a solid material like coal into a liquid it sounds hard to do, and it is hard to do.

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Analysts see Whitehaven as a solid performer with good growth prospects despite the low coal price.

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Right now, coal combustion byproducts are categorized as a solid waste.

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Solid waste combustion, sewage treatment, stone quarrying, marinas, and oil and coal-fired power plants have air pollution damages larger than their value added.

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Coal ash is disposed of either as a liquid that goes into large surface impoundments or as a solid that is placed into landfills.

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