EPA moves to regulate toxic coal waste spotlighted in Center investigation

By Kristen Lombardi

Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced much-anticipated proposals to regulate the disposal of coal ash — an environmental

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"… flared again since the disastrous December 2008 coal-ash spill in eastern Tennessee, a spill which led EPA to pledge to finally regulate the waste — a toxic …"

Delay in coal ash regulation prompts protest from Ohio group

By Kristen Lombardi

An agitated citizen’s group met with White House officials on Monday to press for long-delayed action on the dangers of coal ash — an envi

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"… flared again since the disastrous December 2008 coal-ash spill in Eastern Tennessee — a spill which led to an Environmental Protection Agency pledge to fina …"

"… John Walthen, of Uniontown, Alabama, where the coal ash from the spill in Tennessee, is being dumped. Every day, a 110-car train trucks the ash from Kingston, …"

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

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"… that, were they to burst like that disastrous coal-ash spill in Tennessee last December, would cause property damage and loss of life.Coal ash is th …"

"… nce, the utility that first sparked the EPA inquiry into ash ponds — the Tennessee Valley Authority — remains conspicuously absent from the list. “Isn’ …"

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More coal ash on the way?

By Kristen Lombardi

A massive, late-December coal ash spill in eastern Tennessee helped publicize the many dangers of the often toxic solid waste generated by b

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"… isions are warranted.” …"

The hidden history

By Kristen Lombardi

The massive coal ash spill in eastern Tennessee in late December is rekindling an old but contentious debate over just how to regulate coal

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"… drafting regulations as we speak.” …"

"… ays before Christmas, a billion gallons of ash-laden slurry burst out of a Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) disposal site onto rural Roane County, 40 miles sou …"

State ethics update — June 5

By Caitlin Ginley

Here’s our biweekly round-up of recent developments regarding ethics policies in the states. PaperTrail is digging through the news for the

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"… ly that includes the best provisions from all three of our proposals.”In Tennessee, the legislature finally voted in the first week of June to fold the state …"

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State ethics rules — April 27 edition

By Caitlin Ginley

As previously promised, PaperTrail provides you with another round-up of recent action on state ethics policies, including a new bill in Ten

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"… ound-up of recent action on state ethics policies, including a new bill in Tennessee that would fold an independent ethics commission into a larger government …"

"… ny potential changes, so you don’t have to.Earlier this month, a bill in Tennessee proposed closing the state’s ethics commission to save money in the curr …"

Special Report: White House refuses to release list of Gore's sleepover guests

By Nathaniel Heller

WASHINGTON, July 20, 2000 — Vice President Al Gore's office has been stonewalling requests to provide a list of persons who have been overni

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"… isted that all guests have been merely “close friends and relatives from Tennessee,” and that no such list exists. They have also refused to compile such i …"

"… s ever to stay at the mansion had been “close friends and relatives from Tennessee,” with the exception of film director Steven Spielberg, who had stayed o …"

Club 100: Over 100 Americans gave more than $100,000 to state political parties

By Robert Moore

WASHINGTON, November 21, 2002 — Political party organizations will never do business quite the same way again. ...

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"… than 1000 studios and $450 million in annual sales. He contributed to the Tennessee Democratic Party.98. Lewis Ranieri – $100,000Once called the “father …"

Thanks to sponsors, GOP threw twice the party the Democrats did

By Sean Peoples

October 24, 2000 — Officially, thousands of delegates, legislators and elephant banner-wavers swarmed Philadelphia from July 31 to Aug. 3 to

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"… on, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virgin Islands, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisco …"

"… cation: 30th Street Station104. Reception, July 31, 4 p.m. – 6 p.m.Host: Tennessee Republican Party and Senator Bill Frist (Tenn.)Location: Hotel Du Pont105. …"

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