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T.V.A. to Pay $43 Million on Projects in Spill Area

Sep. 14, 2009
A huge coal ash spill at a Tennessee Valley Authority power plant last year devastated property values and tourism.
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn., May 12 (UPI) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has taken over cleanup of a massive coal ash spill at a TVA power plant in Tennessee, officials said.

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 13 (UPI) -- Cleaning up a large spill of coal ash at a Tennessee power plant will cost up to $825 million, the head of the Tennessee Valley Authority said Thursday.

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KINGSTON, Tenn., Feb. 2 (UPI) -- The Tennessee Valley Authority is responsible for the fallout from an accidental 2008 coal ash dispersal around Kingston, Tenn., lawsuits allege.

Gypsum slurry spills at TVA plant

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Families view devastation from burst dike

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Energy Dept. announces nuke plant study

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Record rainfall causes flooding in Tenn.

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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler