1.0 link 154625 <![CDATA[Landowners Sue Tennessee Valley Authority For $165M Over Coal Ash Spill]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/01/landowners-sue-tennessee-_n_154625.html KINGSTON, Tenn. (AP) -- A group of land owners sued the Tennessee Valley Authority for $165 million on Tuesday over a dike burst that spilled more than a billion gallons of coal ash sludge.

The six-page lawsuit was filed in state court by Jot and Brenda Raymond, owners and developers of North Lake Estates in eastern Tennessee's Roane County.

"TVA possessed or reasonably should have possessed knowledge and data which indicated the retention pond was subject to collapse or breach," the lawsuit...

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