How coal ash ruined one Tennessee town—and why it could happen again. ... Inside the Tennessee Coal Ash Spill. Published Jul 17, 2009 at 8:00 PM EDT Updated Mar 13, 2010 at 6:49 PM EST.

Officials from the Tennessee Valley Authority and state regulators appeared at a congressional hearing Thursday to answer questions about December 2008's devastating coal-ash spill in Kingston, Tenn.

The coal ash spill: TVA told Jean Nance coal ash was safe.Now, she's dead. McCarthy and hundreds of heavy equipment operators and construction workers from across East Tennessee and the nation ...

Dear EarthTalk: What were the environmental impacts of the huge coal ash spill in Tennessee this past December?-- Dave S, Lynnfield, MA Environmentalists’ call for an end to the age of coal ...

Crews Toil To Clean Up Tennessee Coal Ash Spill Residents of Kingston, Tenn., surveyed the altered landscape surrounding their homes Friday as work crews labored to contain one of the largest coal ...

Congress held hearings in the aftermath of the 2008 spill%3B the EPA proposed new rules But coal ash remains largely unregulated Some utilities have recognized the need to make changes HARRIMAN ...

Tennessee spill revives coal ash controversy A dike break released more than 5.4 million cubic yards of toxic sludge and put rivers downstream at risk. J Miles Cary/Knoxville news Sentinel/AP ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Valley Authority is liable for a huge spill of toxin-laden sludge in 2008 in Tennessee, a federal judge ruled Thursday. The decision is a victory for hundreds of ...

What may be the nation's largest spill of coal ash lay thick and largely untouched over hundreds of acres of land and waterways Wednesday after a dam broke this week, as officials and ...

Tennessee Coal Ash Spill. Journalist Jared Sullivan recounted the day of December 22, 2008, when more than a billion gallons of coal ash covered hundreds of acres in the Kingston, Tennessee ...