from SLATE: >The spill of coal ash in Tennessee hasn't received much attention in the >national media, but it truly is a remarkable event. To get an idea of what it >looks like to have an area covered by millions of cubic yards of ash, check >out this aerial video from the Knoxville News Sentinel. Despite the extent of >the damage, officials with the Tennessee Valley Authority, which runs the >plant, still haven't given a clear signal as to whether the sludge is >dangerous and has environmentalists once again arguing that the federal >government should regulate coal ash as a hazardous material. Even though >officials insist the ash isn't toxic, the NYT points out that a draft report >by the Environmental Protection Agency found that ash contains carcinogens, >and others have said it could pose health risks. And that's without mentioning >the potential risk it could have for the environment. Despite widespread >reports of dead fish downstream from the spill, officials say they haven't >seen any. Environmentalists see this as further evidence that "clean coal" >doesn't really exist.<
I remember my old SP-USA/DSOC days when we bragged about the TVA. -- Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante. _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
