"…Coal ash — known in the industry as coal combustion residuals, or C.C.R. — is the waste that results when coal is burned to produce energy. It contains arsenic, cadmium, mercury, selenium and other heavy metals that pose known health risks to wildlife and humans alike. When coal-ash ponds fail, the results are catastrophic. A 2008 spill in Kingston, Tenn., remains one of the worst environmental disasters in the U.S."
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—Margaret Renkl
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/05/opinion/alabama-coal-ash-epa.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/05/opinion/alabama-coal-ash-epa.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
I had not heard about this disaster in Kingston, TN.
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