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Commission explores testing coal ash with biochar technology
Michigan City Sustainability Commission · February 12, 2026
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Summary
A commissioner reported a biochar company offered to test local coal ash to see if it can be converted into inert pellets or fertilizer; members agreed to investigate availability of coal ash and potential grant funding for testing.
During public-comment-style remarks, a commission member described meeting with a company developing a pelletized biochar process and said the firm offered to test coal ash samples to determine whether the material could be rendered inert and repurposed as fertilizer.
The speaker said the company…
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