Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Tagged Articles

Spill’s long term effects a concern for wildlife
Posted: January 27, 2009 Environmental

The coal ash spill last month that dumped more than a billion gallons of toxic material onto 300 acres of rural east Tennessee may threaten wildlife for years to come, according to National Geographic. The ash contains dangerous toxins such

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