TVA Coal Ash Spill

TVA Coal Ash Spill

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Plant in Alabama stops taking coal ash drainage

The Tennessee Valley Authority's cleanup of a massive 2008 coal ash spill at its Kingston plant has hit a snag 500 miles away, just before the treated wastewater reaches Mobile Bay. More>>

Lawsuit planned over TVA's coal ash shipments to Alabama landfill

Perry County residents have filed notice that they plan a lawsuit against a huge landfill in west Alabama that's accepting coal ash from TVA's coal ash spill in Roane County, Tennessee. More>>

N. C. to mandate monitoring of water at ash ponds

North Carolina environmental officials are ordering Duke Energy and Progress Energy to start checking groundwater around ash ponds at its coal-fired power plants for potentially toxic metals. More>>

Alabama landfill owner bankrupt despite TVA ash deal

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TVA ash air quality data thrown out, processed wrong

Federal environmental officials say some air quality data taken at the site of TVA's massive coal ash spill in Roane County is worthless because of laboratory mistakes. More>>

TVA chief says he doesn't want another ash spill

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EPA shows TVA's Kingston coal ash cleanup options

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TVA says it may need a year to prepare defense in ash spill lawsuits

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About the Ash Spill

In the early morning hours of Dec. 22, 2008, a series of dikes at TVA's Kingston Fossil Plant collapsed, spewing an estimated 5.4 million cubic yards of ash and sludge into nearby homes and farmland. Some of the debris also made its way into the Emory River. Since then, TVA and other agencies, like the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, are working to assess the damage and clean up the mess.

Location of Ash Spill

Location of Kingston Fossil Plant Ash Spill
Location of Kingston Fossil Plant Ash Spill
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