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Maryland Fines CareFirst $400,000
Regulators Imposed Fine On CareFirst Violations. Maryland insurance regulators have imposed a $400,000 fine on CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield for violations that include wrongfully denying claims and failing to process a majority of HMO claims within 30 days. The state charged that in one case, CareFirst denied a claim 169 days … [Read more...] about Maryland Fines CareFirst $400,000
More Regulation After TVA Fly Ash Spill
Massive TVA Fly Ash Spill Decimated Homes And Wildlife. Nearly a year after the massive Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) fly ash spill that decimated homes, wildlife, aquatic life, land, and waterways an advisory board in that state is now recommending more stringent regulations of ash impoundment facilities similar to the Kingston … [Read more...] about More Regulation After TVA Fly Ash Spill
TVA Faces Over A Dozen Suits Over Fly Ash Spill
Legal Filings Of Lawsuits Against TVA. Legal filings made just prior to the holiday almost doubled lawsuits now pending against the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) over the December 22nd Kingston fly ash spill. The massive and catastrophic spill—the largest of its kind—dumped an incomprehensible 5.4 million cubic yards of toxic … [Read more...] about TVA Faces Over A Dozen Suits Over Fly Ash Spill
TVA Says 2/3rds of Coal Ash from Spill Cleaned Up
TVA Stating That Coal Ash Spill Has Been Cleaned Up. The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is stating that most of the coal ash “deemed critical” following last year’s historic spill, has been cleaned up, said WDEF. The authority said some two-thirds of the “critical” spill has been cleaned out of the Emory River The catastrophic … [Read more...] about TVA Says 2/3rds of Coal Ash from Spill Cleaned Up
History of Flaws at TVA Facility
TVA Fly Ash Spill Dumped A 5.4 Million Cubic Yards Of Coal Sludge. We have long been reporting about the December 22, 2008 Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) fly ash spill that dumped a massive 5.4 million cubic yards of coal sludge in Tennessee’s Emory and Clinch rivers and 300 acres surrounding its Kingston plant. Now, Knoxville … [Read more...] about History of Flaws at TVA Facility
TVA Claims Water Near Fly Ash Spill Safe for Recreation
TVA Announced That Damaged Are Being Resurfaced. The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) just announced that damaged roads are being resurfaced, river dredging continues, and word should be released soon regarding to where the massive mountain of coal fly ash that spilled on December 22 will be moved, reports KnoxNews. The TVA spill … [Read more...] about TVA Claims Water Near Fly Ash Spill Safe for Recreation
EPA On TVA Fly Ash Catastrophe
TVA Fly Ash Spill That Never Should Have Happened. The devastating Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) fly ash spill that released 5.4 million cubic yards of coal sludge in Eastern Tennessee last December is a catastrophe that never should have happened, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ReaditNews is now … [Read more...] about EPA On TVA Fly Ash Catastrophe
Fly Ash Spill in Maryland
Another Accident Dumped Coal Ash Into Potomac River In Maryland. We have long been reporting on the catastrophic Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) fly ash spill that took place this past December and spilled 5.4 millions cubic yards of fly ash, decimating the environment in that state. Now, another accident has dumped 4,000 gallons … [Read more...] about Fly Ash Spill in Maryland
TVA May Stop Using Ash Ponds in Kingston
TVA Plan To Replace Fly Ash Ponds. Following the monumental and catastrophic Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) fly ash spill that dumped over five million cubic yards of sludge into East Tennessee and its surrounding waterways, the TVA has come up with a plan to replace its fly ash ponds, says the Times Free Press. The devastating … [Read more...] about TVA May Stop Using Ash Ponds in Kingston
TVA Fly Ash Pond Given Clean Bill of Health Two Months Before Spill
TVA Fossil Plant Fly Ash Spill Into Emory River. The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Kingston’s Fossil Plant fly ash spill that dumped 5.4 million cubic yards of sludge into East Tennessee and its Emory River was seemed structurally sound only two months before the catastrophic accident that has decimated homes and water and … [Read more...] about TVA Fly Ash Pond Given Clean Bill of Health Two Months Before Spill
TVA Fly Ash Pond Had Failure in ’80s
TVA Fly Ash Spill In Not The First Accident Of Its Kind. The notorious December 22 Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Fly Ash Spill is apparently not the first accident of its kind at the Fossil Plant, reported the Knoxville Biz, according to TVA records. TVA's 1984 annual inspection report indicates that one of the pond’s interior … [Read more...] about TVA Fly Ash Pond Had Failure in ’80s
TVA Fly Ash Spill Victims Seek Medical Monitoring
Tennessee Families Filed A Lawsuit Against The TVA Fly Ash Spill. Two Tennessee families have filed a lawsuit against the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) in the wake of last month's fly ash spill at the agency's Kingston Fossil Plant. The lawsuit is seeking medical monitoring for people who may have been exposed to the potentially … [Read more...] about TVA Fly Ash Spill Victims Seek Medical Monitoring
Rupture Reported at Another TVA Retention Pond as Calls for More Oversight Grow
Another Waste Pond By TVA Has Ruptured. Unbelievably, another waste pond at a coal-powered plant owned by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has ruptured - this time in Alabama. TVA officials say that unlike another incident which spilled a billion gallons of coal ash in Eastern Tennessee last month, this spill has been … [Read more...] about Rupture Reported at Another TVA Retention Pond as Calls for More Oversight Grow
Regulator Claims TVA Could Have Prevented Coal Ash Spill
TVA Ignored Leaks At Its Kingston Fossil Plant Retention Pond. A former federal regulator claims the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) ignored two leaks at its Kingston Fossil Plant's fly ash retention pond that could have been a warning of the disaster to come. Retired engineer Jack Spadaro told the Associated Press that the leaks, … [Read more...] about Regulator Claims TVA Could Have Prevented Coal Ash Spill
TVA Fly Ash Spill Subject of Senate Hearing on Thursday
Senate Committee Will Look At TVA Fly Ash Spill At A Hearing. A Senate committee will look into last month's Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) fly ash spill at a hearing scheduled for Thursday. According to a report on Bloomberg.com, the hearing before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works will focus on whether more … [Read more...] about TVA Fly Ash Spill Subject of Senate Hearing on Thursday
Tennessee Fly Ash Spill Lawsuit Seeks $165 Mil From TVA
Landowner Filed A Lawsuit Against The Fly Ash Spill. A developer is the first Tennessee landowner to file a lawsuit against the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) for last week's devastating fly ash spill. The lawsuit is seeking $165 million in damages from the TVA. The Tennessee fly ash spill occurred around 1:00 a.m. last Monday … [Read more...] about Tennessee Fly Ash Spill Lawsuit Seeks $165 Mil From TVA
Arsenic, Other Toxins Found in Water Near Tennessee Fly Ash Spill
Tennessee Fly Ash Spill Showed High Amounts of Arsenic. The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) said that some tests done in the wake of last week's fly ash spill showed high amounts of arsenic in water, the Associated Press is reporting. State and federal officials are urging residents around Kingston, TN to stop drinking water … [Read more...] about Arsenic, Other Toxins Found in Water Near Tennessee Fly Ash Spill
TVA Ups Fly Ash Spill Estimate
TVA Reports Potentially Toxic Fly Ash. The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) now says that 5.4 million cubic yards of potentially toxic fly ash was released from a retention pond at its Kingston Fossil Plant in Roane County, TN when a dam burst there early Monday morning. According to the Knoxville News, that's triple the estimate … [Read more...] about TVA Ups Fly Ash Spill Estimate
