Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Special investigation: Disaster in East Tennessee

by Sue Sturgis

In December 2008, one of the largest environmental disasters in U.S. history unfolded at the TVA's Kingston coal plant when a massive coal ash holding pond burst. A year and a half later, communities are still feeling the impact -- and there are fears that without federal action a similar disaster could strike elsewhere.

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