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Two Years After the Largest Toxic Spill in the Nation's History, Where's the Regulation on Deadly Coal Ash Dumps?

Kate Sheppard, Mother Jones. December 22, 2010.

EPA identified 431 containment units for coal slurry and has labeled 49 of them "high hazard"—meaning they pose a risk to human health and the environment.

Why the Nation's Biggest Environmental Distaster May Be About to Get Worse

Kelly Hearn, The Nation. May 20, 2009.

Scientists fear that the TVA's plan for cleaning up its toxic sludge spill in Tennessee may do more harm than good.

Drinking Water Threatened: TVA Tries to Hide Information About Water Contamination from Massive Coal Spill

Kelly Hearn, The Nation. April 3, 2009.

Third-party tests have found high levels of toxins in the river water and in private wells, while the TVA has assured residents the water is safe.

The Human Impact: What TVA Isn't Saying about the Coal Spill Disaster

Erin Brockovich, Robin Greenwald, Huffington Post. January 13, 2009.

What does the future hold for the public's health and safety? Overnight, a whole community's lifestyle is gone.

Coal Companies Spend Staggering Revenue on Advertising, Not Cleaner Technology or Safety

Josh Dorner, Sierra Club. January 13, 2009.

And what did the famously loquacious industry mouthpiece have to say about the sludge spill? Not a single word.

TVA Responsible for Yet Another Toxic Coal-Related Spill

Tara Lohan, AlterNet. January 9, 2009.

So, now is it time for clean energy?

Holding TVA's Feet to the Fire in Coal Ash Spill

Bruce Nilles, Sierra Club. January 6, 2009.

It was a tragedy of epic proportions, and this massive spill reminds us that coal is not clean, and coal is not cheap.

Can America Clean Up from Its Worst Environmental Disaster? [Contains Photo Slideshow]

Antrim Caskey, AlterNet. January 5, 2009.

With the breaking of a coal waste dam in Tennessee, environmental and human health is threatened by millions of pounds of toxic chemicals.