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EPA’s Latest Coal Waste Installment: More Ponds. Less Worry?
It seems the more the Environmental Protection Agency digs, the more coal ash waste ponds are found, but a coal group exec assures us that all is quiet. Ah, ... by erica — last modified Sep 11, 2009 03:31 PM — filed under: , , , , , , , — Relevance: 1%
Tennessee Coal Ash Contaminated With Radioactivity and Arsenic
Remember that huge spill of coal ash at the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Kingston coal-fired power plant on December 22nd? New measurements by Duke University ... by erica — last modified Sep 03, 2009 10:21 AM — filed under: , , , , , , , , , , , , — Relevance: 1%
Finally Standards for Coal Ash … Just in Time?
On Monday, while the Environmental Protection Agency sought information from electric companies about their coal waste disposal practices, a new crisis was ... by erica — last modified Jul 06, 2009 11:30 AM — filed under: , , , , , , , , , , , , — Relevance: 1%
Statistically Speaking - Coal Waste: What's It Good For?
As we’ve seen from recent catastrophic spills at coal plants in Harriman, Tennessee, and Widows Creek, Alabama, it’s past time to take a closer look at how we ... by erica — last modified Jul 13, 2009 10:28 AM — filed under: , , , , , , , — Relevance: 1%
Clean Coal’s Dirty Secret - When 'Clean' Isn't Clean
Coal is the dirtiest fossil fuel. Burning it produces a myriad of noxious air pollutants. That's a problem. Clean coal technology supposedly scrubs those ... by erica — last modified Jul 06, 2009 11:27 AM — filed under: , , , , , , , , , — Relevance: 1%
Coal Ash Waste: Where We Are Now and Where We Still Have to Go
<p>The Kingston <a class="external-link" href="http://www.epakingstontva.com/default.aspx">coal ash spill</a> was the spark that lit a fire under the ... by erica — last modified Sep 03, 2009 10:25 AM — filed under: , , , , , , — Relevance: 1%
Update: Where Is the Coal Ash Waste Going?
They’ve finally figured out what to do with all that coal ash from the spill last December in Tennessee. Send it to a poor, primarily African-American ... by erica — last modified Jul 06, 2009 11:13 AM — filed under: , , , — Relevance: 1%