EPA forum on TVA coal ash draws crowd in Ala.

EPA forum on TVA coal ash draws crowd in Ala.

UNIONTOWN, Ala. (WATE/AP) -- A standing-room crowd turned out to hear about plans for dumping millions of tons of Tennessee coal ash in a landfill located in a poor Alabama county.

Franklin Hill of the Environmental Protection Agency told the meeting Wednesday night that the huge Arrowhead Landfill in Perry County near Uniontown is a "Cadillac" of the industry.

But some residents still have misgivings. And Perry County District Attorney Michael Jackson said he's tired of poor areas being dumped on by the rest of the nation.

Railroad cars loaded with tons of coal ash are being sent to Perry County from Kingston, Tenn.

The ash was released in a huge spill at TVA's Kingston power plant.

The ash shipments will continue for months.

Click here to read the 6 News report Risk vs. reward: Why an Ala. town wants TVA's fly ash, produced in July.

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