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The SS Badger, the last coal-fired steamship still operating in the United States, began service in 1953. From May to October, it ferries riders between Ludington, Michigan, and Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Until recently, it also dumped about 500 tons of coal ash per season into Lake Michigan. To put that into perspective, all other Great Lakes freighters combined [Invalid or Expired Link Removed], limestone and iron waste annually.

America's Last Coal-Fired Ship Finally Stops Dumping Coal Ash Into Lake Michigan