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EPA Taking Over Cleanup of Tennessee Coal Ash Disaster

Rob Perks | Posted 06.12.2009 | Green

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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 04.10.2009 | Green

Read More: Maryland Coal Ash Spill, Washington DC, Coal Ash, Coal Spill, Green Politics, Coal, Potomac River, Coal Spill Potomac, Coal Ash Spill Potomac, Green News

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 02.09.2009 | Green

Read More: Coal Byproducts, Water Pollutants, Water, Alabama, Tva, Coal Spill, Pollution, Coal, Tennessee Valley Authority, Widows Creek Waste, Alabama Coal Spill, Tva Widows Creek Plant, Second Tva Spill, Tva Spill Alabama, TVA Spill, Green News

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 01.30.2009 | Green

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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 01.27.2009 | Green

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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 01.26.2009 | Green

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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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