EPA releases utilities' plans to make coal ash storage safer

By John Solomon

Utilities craft plans for safer storage of a toxic coal power byproduct

Excerpts from this story referencing "Tennessee Valley Authority":

"… EPA's efforts began after a catastrophic collapse of a storage pond at the Tennessee Valley Authority's Kingston, Tenn., plant on Dec. 22, 2008, sent 5.4 million cubic yards of …"

EPA scolded for website that appeared to endorse coal ash products

By Laurel Adams

An Environmental Protection Agency website about products made from coal ash failed to disclose contamination risks and gave the improper ap

Excerpts from this story referencing "Tennessee Valley Authority":

"… December 2008, nearly 1.1 billion gallons of coal ash waste burst out of a Tennessee Valley Authority containment area into about 300 acres of surrounding farmland and rivers i …"

By releasing coal ash sites, EPA raises more questions

By Kristen Lombardi

Last February, in a four-month investigation into the dangers of coal ash, the Center covered the notorious, ash-laden water in Colstrip, Mo

Excerpts from this story referencing "Tennessee Valley Authority":

"… nce, the utility that first sparked the EPA inquiry into ash ponds — the Tennessee Valley Authority — remains conspicuously absent from the list. “Isn’t it suspicious t …"

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Republicans score another symbolic defeat for EPA — this time over toxic coal ash

By Alexandra Duszak

Lack of federal oversight of coal ash cleanup continues with recent House legislation

Excerpts from this story referencing "Tennessee Valley Authority":

"… 's role in coal ash increased after a 2008 spill from a disposal pond at a Tennessee Valley Authority power plant in Kingston, Tenn., flooded hundreds of acres of land, damaged …"

Coal ash spills into Lake Michigan after bluff collapse

By Sarah Whitmire

A bluff collapse dumps hazardous waste from WI power plant into Lake Michigan

Excerpts from this story referencing "Tennessee Valley Authority":

"… l and management.”The Lake Michigan spill is similar to a dam break at a Tennessee Valley Authority power plant in 2008, where 1.1 billion gallons of coal slurry was dumped a …"

AP IMPACT: Building costs rise at US nuclear sites

By The Associated Press

Construction costs rising, schedules slipping at new US nuclear plant projects

Excerpts from this story referencing "Tennessee Valley Authority":

"… initially budgeted at $2.5 billion, will cost up to $2 billion more , the Tennessee Valley Authority concluded this spring. The utility said its initial budget underestimated …"

"… e NRC's concerns. In Tennessee, internal reviews faulted the Tennessee Valley Authority for not providing enough oversight on the project and for allowing a cultu …"

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News Guide: Nuclear industry facing cost pressures

By The Associated Press

News Guide: Industry facing cost pressure while building new round of nuclear plants

Excerpts from this story referencing "Tennessee Valley Authority":

"… nts are far pricier to build than are gas- or coal-fired power plants. The Tennessee Valley Authority, for instance, spent $790 million to build a gas-fired plant that opened l …"

Utilities, citizens weigh in on coal ash regulation

Steven Fox of Chesapeake, Va. says the first he heard of a coal ash dump site near his home was when he read a local newspaper story about h

Excerpts from this story referencing "Tennessee Valley Authority":

"… cy’s action. Nearly 1.1 billion gallons of coal ash waste burst out of a Tennessee Valley Authority containment area into surrounding farmland and rivers in an environmental …"

Decades after Clear Air Act, most smokestacks still lack scrubbers

By Keith Epstein

Industry that resists new climate change rules sometimes lacks long-required pollution controls, too

Excerpts from this story referencing "Tennessee Valley Authority":

"… Midwest states dependent on coal to fuel their economies.”In April, the Tennessee Valley Authority said it would retire 18 older coal-fired generation units at three power p …"

Nuclear miscalculation: Why regulators miss power plant threats from quakes and storms

By Susan Q. Stranahan

Recent spate of ‘unlikely’ events - storms, hurricane and a quake - expose peril of relying on computer models in securing nuclear plants

Excerpts from this story referencing "Tennessee Valley Authority":

"… ptions involved the Browns Ferry nuclear plant in Alabama, operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, which in May was hit with a “red” or “high safety significance” v …"

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