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TVA’s new chairman says coal ash disaster must not happen again
The new chairman for the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) says the disastrous coal ash spill that dumped more than a billion gallons of toxic material on to an east Tennessee community and into the Emory River must never happen again,
FDA issues serious risk warning with hyperthyroidism drug
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning to endocrine health care professionals, pharmacists and pediatricians about the risk of serious liver injury, including liver failure and death, with the use of propylthiouracil (PTU) in adult and pediatric
Proposal to store coal ash could bring jobs to Cumberland County
Not everyone is trying to keep the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) from dumping coal ash on its property. One company wants the TVA to pay them to haul and hold coal ash in its Cumberland County strip mine.
CPSC continues investigation of Chinese drywall
The June edition of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s Safety Review says that the agency has received more than 265 reports from residents in 18 states and Washington D.C. from customers who believe their health and / or their
Family recovers after losing home in coal ash spill
Janice James was upstairs in her home and getting ready for bed, having just enjoyed a day celebrating Christmas with family, when a cracking and popping noise caught her attention. She threw on an old sweatshirt and her husband’s boots,
PR firm to use social media to improve image damaged by coal ash spill
The public relations firm that will likely handle the three-year, $1.9 million image campaign for Kingston, Tennessee, will use social media to improve the area’s tarnished reputation, according to WATE-TV. McNeely Pigott & Fox Public Relations LLC, which submitted a
TVA asked to pay for PR campaign to improve image of damaged area
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is being asked to cover the cost of a three-year, $1.9 million public relations campaign aimed at improving the image of Kingston, Tennessee. The nation’s largest public utility is being blamed for tarnishing the region’s
Pennsylvania says no to TVA coal ash storage
Coal ash that poured from the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Kingston, Tennessee, Fossil Plant onto an east Tennessee community last December and recovered by cleanup crews is far too toxic to be stored in Pennsylvania’s coal mines, according to officials
