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Nation's largest utility grapples with 2 spills
STEVENSON, Ala. - Standing on a porch near the Widows Creek power plant Saturday, Charlie Cookston took a drag off a cigarette and ticked off the reasons he distrusts the Tennessee Valley Authority.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-01-10
Toxic coal ash piling up in ponds in 32 states
WASHINGTON - Millions of tons of toxic coal ash is piling up in power plant ponds in 32 states, a practice the federal government has long recognized as a risk to human health and the environment but has left unregulated.
Nations:U.S. People:Barbara Boxer Source:(AP)
2009-01-09
California sues company in San Francisco oil spill
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - California has filed a lawsuit against the owners of a tanker which struck San Francisco's Bay Bridge in 2007 causing a massive oil spill that killed thousands of birds, a statement said.
Nations:U.S. Hong Kong Source:(AFP)
2009-01-06
Carter Attorney General Griffin B. Bell dies at 90
ATLANTA - Griffin B. Bell, the shrewd Southern lawyer who grew up with Jimmy Carter and later became U.S. attorney general after Carter was elected president, died Monday. He was 90.
Nations:U.S. Nicaragua People:Jimmy Carter Activities:1989 Exxon Oil Spill Source:(AP)
2009-01-05
1st tests: Water safe after Tenn. ash deluge
HARRIMAN, Tenn. - Environmentalists worry the ash-laden sludge that coated a Tennessee neighborhood when a power plant dike burst could pose a health risk, although initial tests by a public utility company have shown no threat to drinking water.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2008-12-25
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