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Tennessee Valley Authority Increases Hazard Ratings on Coal Ash Sites

Jul. 17, 2009
Critics had complained about the Environmental Protection Agency allowing a utility to rate its own facilities.
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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