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Coal Ash Dumps

We Are Here For Your Protection

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 07.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Clean Coal, Coal, Tennessee Valley Authority, Tennessee Coal Spill, Department of Homeland Security, Kingston Fossil, Senator Barbara Boxer, Coal Ash Spill, Coal Ash Dumps, Politics News
Allison Kilkenny

Saying something is for the "protection" of the American people is usually code for "covering our own asses." The recent coal ash spill in Tennessee was 100 times worse than the Exxon-Valdez spill.

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TVA Downplays Tennessee Coal Ash Spill

Rob Perks | Posted 02.27.2009 | Green

Read More: TVA Spill, Coal Ash Pollution, Tennessee Coal Ash, Coal, Tennessee Valley Authority, Coal Ash Dumps, Tva, Toxic Coal Ash, TVA Sludge, Tennessee, Tennessee Coal Spill, Environment, Coal Ash, Coal Ash Spill, TVA Disaster, Green News
Rob Perks

A TVA memo scooped by the AP confirms what locals have been saying in the wake of the catastrophe, that TVA is more concerned with covering up than cleaning up its mess.

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Hundreds Of Coal Ash Dumps Across US Lack Regulation

New York Times | SHAILA DEWAN | Posted 02.06.2009 | Green

Read More: Coal Ash, Coal Ash Dump Regulation, Coal Ash Spill, Coal, Coal Ash Dumps, Green News

The coal ash pond that ruptured and sent a billion gallons of toxic sludge across 300 acres of East Tennessee last month was only one of more than 1,3...

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