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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
TVA sells coal ash to companies for building supplies, crop soil
Coal ash, like the 1.1 billion gallons of the toxic mess that spilled on to 300 acres of rural east Tennessee property destroying homes and damaging property in its wake, is commonly sold by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to
Indianans worry about their coal ash impoundments
December’s Kingston, Tennessee, coal ash spill that dumped 1.1 billion pounds of toxic material on to 300 acres of rural east Tennessee property, destroying homes and damaging property in its wake, continues to raise concerns for those living near similar
TVA found in violation of federal Clean Water Act
Following the investigation of the Kingston, Tennessee coal ash impoundment that failed and spilled more than a billion gallons of toxic material on to 300 acres of east Tennessee property, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has found the Tennessee
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
Property owners file claims against TVA
Four lawsuits have been filed by Kingston, Tennessee property owners against the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) as a result of December’s toxic spill that dumped more than a billion pounds of coal ash on to 300 acres of a rural
Scientists confirm sludge contains arsenic, radium
Duke University scientists have confirmed the fears of most residents in the east Tennessee community that fell victim last month to the massive TVA pond coal ash spill that dumped more than a billion gallons of toxic waste on to
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
