Coal Spill

EPA Taking Over Cleanup of Tennessee Coal Ash Disaster

Rob Perks | Posted 05.25.2011

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This is yet another example of the Obama EPA taking responsible action to return the agency to its core mission -- that of protecting America's natural resources and safeguarding public health.

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Potomac Coal Ash Spill Could Reach Washington DC

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 05.25.2011

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UPDATE: While the coal ash was spilled, Maryland officials are now saying that much of the spill thankfully missed the river: "Any spill of coal ash ...

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SECOND TVA SPILL: Dam Breaks At Alabama Coal Plant

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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AP reports on a second TVA spill: The Tennessee Valley Authority says a waste pond at its Widows Creek power plant in northeast Alabama has ruptured ...

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Tennessee Coal Ash Spill Before And After -- And What's Next

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 05.25.2011

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The online environmental community is abuzz with reports of all kinds about the coal ash sludge spill in Tennessee, ranging from first-hand accounts t...

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Estimate Of Coal Sludge Spill Size Doubled

AP | KRISTIN M. HALL | Posted 05.25.2011

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Authorities need to more strongly warn residents that muck left from a major coal-ash spill in eastern Tennessee could pose h...

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Coal Ash Spill In Tennessee Much Larger Than Initially Estimated

New York Times | SHAILA DEWAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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A coal ash spill that blanketed residential neighborhoods and contaminated nearby rivers in Roane County, Tenn., earlier this week is more than three ...

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