You hear a lot about coal ash in the news, and you probably at least have a vague idea that it's bad. Does it actually affect you? On today's Recut, we'll give you a non-boring explanation about what coal ash is (it's full of stuff like mercury, arsenic & lead) and what new regulations say about how it should be monitored. Give us 13 minutes, and you'll no longer have to just smile and nod at your environmentalist friends. (Let us know what you think at [email protected].)