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Tennessee Ash Flood Larger Than Initial Estimate
Posted: January 7, 2009 Environmental

By Shaila Dewan, New York Times A coal ash spill in eastern Tennessee that experts were already calling the largest environmental disaster of its kind in the United States is more than three times as large as initially estimated, according

Tennessee Coal Ash Spill Before And After — And What’s Next
Posted: December 31, 2008 Environmental

By Dave Burdick December 30, 2008 The online environmental community is abuzz with reports of all kinds about the coal ash sludge spill in Tennessee, ranging from first-hand accounts to health concerns to worries about coal in general. Twitter in

Coal Ash Spill Leads to Arsenic Warnings for Tennessee Wells
Posted: December 31, 2008 Environmental

By Alex Nussbaum December 30, 2008 Water samples near a billion-gallon spill of coal ash in eastern Tennessee have found levels of arsenic and other heavy metals higher than drinking-water standards, prompting a warning against using private wells in the