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On December 22, 2008, the Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA) Kingston coal-fired power plant spilled more than one billion gallons of wet coal fly ash over 300 acres near Harriman, TN. The spill destroyed...
created by Lake Ontario Waterkeeper | 48 wks ago | updated 48 wks ago
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THE ASH DANGER AT KINGSTON STEAM PLANT IS NOT OVER YET
Jason Mynatt, a narcotics detective for Roane County, Tennessee, can attest to the fact that the ash from the December 22nd retention pond break, at TVA’s Kingston Steam Plant, is still posing problems for the...
created by Mushys Captures | 49 wks ago | updated 49 wks ago
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462 views | 62 recommendations | 4 comments
EPA regs sought while TVA hires expert for 'areas of concern'
" By Michael Collins (Contact) Originally published 01:52 p.m., January 12, 2009Updated 06:02 p.m., January 12, 2009 WASHINGTON - A key U.S. senator said Monday she is preparing a resolution that will call on the federal government to regulate coal fly-ash ponds across the... Tennessee Spill: EPA Finds High Levels of Arsenic, Heavy Metals
A week after a nasty sludge spill in Kingston, Tennessee, there are still numerous safety concerns surrounding the incident. There was enough sludge from the coal ash spill to fill 1,660 Olympic-size swimming pools... DIKE BREAKS - ASH SLIDE DAMAGES HOMES IN TENNESSEE
It’s all the talk locally, “How could the dike holding a pond of coal ash monitored by TVA just break?” A large part of a holding-pond some 40 acres in size, and nearly 20 feet deep just pushed away its... 4220 views | 28 recommendations | 23 comments
