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Why the children of Claxton, Tennessee, have a playground built on top of coal ash
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 11 months agoIn the hills of East Tennessee, just a half hour outside Knoxville, is a wood-framed playground that...
Fifteen years after coal ash spill, TVA owes us transparency on replacing plant | Opinion
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 3 months agoSoon, the Tennessee Valley Authority Board of Directors will make a decision about the future of the...
EPA: Get a grip on half a billion tons of coal ash, including in East Tennessee, lawsuit says
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe coal ash sites – the waste is commonly buried then covered with earth – are dotted throughout...
Kingston coal ash settlement: What it means for the cleanup workers who sued
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAttorneys for the Kingston coal ash workers and Jacobs Solutions told Knox News on Tuesday, May 23,...
Kingston coal ash families, county officials prepare for 15th anniversary of disaster
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 6 months agoTo mark 15 years since a dike gave way at the Tennessee Valley Authority's Kingston plant, spilling...
EPA rule prompted by Kingston coal ash spill might be revised to include older landfills
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 1 year agoResidents living near old coal ash landfills might be better protected if the Environmental...
Why TVA Kingston coal ash workers might not get more than $750,000 for pain and suffering
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 2 years agoErnie Hickman started showing symptoms of coal ash-related illnesses in February 2016. About a week...
Environmental groups welcome federal rules requiring TVA to clean up old coal ash dumps
Tennessee Lookout via Yahoo News· 2 months agoMore than a decade after one of the biggest industrial disasters in Tennessee history, the U.S....
What is coal ash? Can it harm your health if you're exposed? Experts weigh in
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 11 months agoWhen the sun sets on the Tennessee Valley Authority’s use of coal power plants, it won’t set on the...
EPA wants to expand coal ash rule. Here's what it adds to protect disposal site neighbors
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Environmental Protection Agency plans to expand its federal coal ash rule to apply to hundreds...