A public hearing will be held Tuesday, May 25 at 7 pm on a proposed coal ash dump at LG&E’s Cane Run facility. The utility says its current disposal sites are running out of room.
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EPA Will Regulate, Inspect Coal Ash Ponds
The Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it plans to develop regulations for managing coal waste. The news comes a little less than three months after a coal ash spill in Tennessee buried more than 300 acres under ashy sludge, polluted nearby rivers, killed fish, and destroyed homes.
LG&E Cane Run Ash Pond Unlike TVA Pond That Failed
In a story I reported recently about how coal ash is handled in Kentucky, I mentioned both the December 2008 coal ash spill at a Tennessee Valley Authority plant in Tennessee and LG&E’s Cane Run plant coal ash pond here in Louisville. There are some pretty important differences between the two.
Coal Ash Disaster Prompts New Scrutiny
Thick black sludge buried nearly 300 acres in the December 2008 coal ash spill at a Tennessee power plant. And the disaster left many asking how it could have happened. Now, as U.S. lawmakers push for answers, WFPL’s Kristin Espeland finds out who’s watching coal ash in Kentucky.
Massive Toxic Sludge Spill Goops Up Eastern TN
Nearly 22 million tons of coal ash have spilled into tributaries of the Tennessee River and onto hundreds of surrounding acres.