Maryland Fly Ash Spill
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
Former Regulator Said 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...]
