News tagged with coal ash
Toxic Coal Ash Threatens Health And Environment
Aug 18, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Exposure to dust and river sediment containing toxic metals and radioactivity from a coal ash spill at the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Kingston power plant last December could pose risks ...
EPA relents, discloses list of high-risk coal ash sites
Jun 30, 2009 |
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The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday released a list of 44 coal-fired power plant waste sites in 10 states with a high hazard potential, including 12 sites in North Carolina, seven in Kentucky and a large storage ...
Coal ash is contaminating water, damaging health in 34 states, groups say
May 07, 2009 |
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People in 34 states who live near 210 coal ash lagoons or landfills with inadequate lining have a higher risk of cancer and other diseases from contaminants in their drinking water, two environmental groups reported Thursday.
Analysis shows exposure to ash from TVA spill could have 'severe health implications'
Jan 29, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A report by Duke University scientists who analyzed water and ash samples from last month’s coal sludge spill in eastern Tennessee concludes that “exposure to radium- and arsenic-containing ...
Coal ash spill reveals risks, lapses in waste regulation
Jan 08, 2009 |
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The coal ash spill in Tennessee last month is putting a spotlight on whether the ash from 450 other power plants around the country could be contaminating the nation's drinking water supplies.
