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TVA sends spilled coal ash to impoverished black communities in Georgia and

EPA to take over flood cleanup TVA will be required to reimburse agency for
any oversight costs. By Scott Barker Knoxville News Sentinel.  May 12, 2009  

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's order against the Tennessee Valley
Authority regarding the Kingston fly-ash spill.

Environmentalists cite coal ash risks for nearby residents. Analysis based on
EPA report By Bill Theobald • TENNESSEAN WASHINGTON BUREAU • May 8,
2009

Tennessee Spill: The Dredge Report  By Kelly Hearn.  The Nation.  May 8, 2009

TVA Considering Cumberland County Site for Fly Ash Disposal: Environmental
Committee to Meet May 6.  May 04, 2009 Crossville Chronicle.

Coal-ash waste regulations discussed.  By James Bruggers.  Louisville KY
Courier Journal.   May 5, 2009.  A senior U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency official told utility industry officials and academic researchers here
today that national regulations on handling ash from coal-fired power plants are
coming — and they may include classifying the material as hazardous waste.

TVA considers sites to bury ash.  Nashville Tennessean.  ASSOCIATED PRESS
• May 1, 2009

Tom Kilby's Thank You Letter to TVA.  Roane County News.  April 29, 2009.
The Cumberland County Commission on June 15, 2009 voted
to give approval as provided under the Jackson Law to the  
Smith Mountain Solutions coal ash landfill proposal.