Story by Bill Kovarik At first, when a 55-foot wall of coal fly ash sludge broke loose from an earthen dam early Dec. 22 near Kingston, TN, the nation barely paid attention. Initial reports from the Associated Press said there…
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Tennessee Crud: Appalachia plays host to yet another environmental disaster
TAGS: Appalachian State University Appalachian Voices Clean Air Task Force Coal Coal Ash EarthJustice Environmental Integrity Project fly ash sludge Tom Kilgore TVA United Mountain Defense
United Mountain Defense: On the Front Lines at TVA Spill Site
Story by Sarah Vig Call them the environmental movement’s equivalent of an emergency response team. Within only 14 hours of the dam failure at the Kingston Fossil Plant, United Mountain Defense mobilized. Having gained years of experience organizing and conducting…
TAGS: air quality Bonnie Swinford Coal Ash Matt Landon Mountaintop Removal TVA Kingston coal ash spill United Mountain Defense
