NEWS

States With Most Dangerous Coal Ash

03/17/2009

In the wake of the December 22 disastrous spill of toxic coal ash into a Tennessee River—into and over houses, leaving sludge behind that the Tennessee Valley Authority simultaneously said wasn’t dangerous and that should be avoided at all costs, we wondered where else we should be worried about coal ash sitting around, waiting to be dumped on neighbors.

The Natural Resource Defense Council is thinking further ahead, coming up with a state-by-state threat report, based on where new coal plants and coal ash storage is planned.