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CNN Investigates Tennessee Town Still Choking in Coal Ash

CNN Investigates Tennessee Town Still Choking in Coal Ash

Dr. Sanjay Gupta, accompanied by anti-pollution advocate Erin Brockovich, recently investigated the Tennessee coal ash spill -- the largest environmental disaster in U.S. history.

Read the companion CNN story and watch the segment here:

 

 

Last week NRDC and our allies petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate regulations that designate coal combustion waste as a hazardous waste under federal law.  Click here to learn more about our efforts to clean up toxic coal ash.

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coalash, coalspill, dirtycoal, EPA, erinbrockovich, tennessee, TVA

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