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East Tennessee residents waiting for breath of fresh air
It’s been more than two months now since the east Tennessee coal ash spill that dumped 1.1 billion gallons of toxic material on to 300 acres of land, and residents there are pausing to take a deep breath – only
Coal ash byproducts used in building supplies making people sick
Florida homeowners have filed a class action suit against the manufacturers of a Chinese drywall company for using toxic fly ash in materials used to construct their homes. The fly ash was reportedly purchased from a Chinese power plant and
Congressional committee considers regulating coal ash ponds, landfills
December’s devastating coal ash spill that dumped 1.1 billion pounds of toxic material on to an east Tennessee neighborhood and into Emory River has prompted some people to question why coal ash ponds and landfills are not more heavily regulated
Environmentalists worry about safety of fly ash supplementing crop soil
December’s massive coal ash spill in east Tennessee has raised concerns over the safety of a longtime agricultural practice, according to Environmental Health News, a publication of the Environmental Health Sciences. Crops in the Southeast and Midwest are grown in
Scientists say spill site should be converted to research center
A team of scientists involved in the testing and cleanup efforts in Kingston, Tennessee, following the massive coal ash spill at a Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) impoundment pond, are proposing that the TVA turn the site into an independent educational
Homeowner unsure of home value after toxic spill
“The value of the property is gone. Nobody’s going to want to buy it,” says Wesley Self as he walks in his mother’s front yard in rural East Tennessee, the home where she had lived for 35 years. Her property
West Virginia dams to be inspected for safety
The Kingston, Tennessee coal ash spill last month has spurred the Department of Environmental Protection to conduct a review of coal fly ash contaminant dams across West Virginia, according to the Tennessean.
