There are 8 article(s) tagged coal ash:

• May 2022

  • City Council final vote scheduled on expanding term limits

    The Tuesday, May 24, council agenda also includes the second of three votes on a companion ballot question that would allow partisan primaries in city elections.

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    By Bill Dries May 24, 2022

• November 2021

  • State approves TVA plan to move coal ash to landfill

    TDEC spokeswoman Kim Schofinski said the plan to move the coal ash includes traffic management.

    By Ian Round November 23, 2021

• September 2021

  • Allen coal ash cleanup ‘one document away’ from start

    The second of two online public hearings hosted by the Tennessee Valley Authority is Thursday at 6 p.m. After pausing the process following City Council opposition, TVA is again talking about a detailed plan to move the waste by truck from southwest Memphis to a landfill in Capleville.

    By Bill Dries September 30, 2021

• August 2021

  • City Council Scorecard: school masking, landmarks districts, coal ash

    The City Council Scorecard looks at recent council votes that don’t seem to pack a political punch but nevertheless call for an attention to detail.

    By Bill Dries August 26, 2021

  • City Council opens discussion of latest consolidation effort

    Forming a charter commission to look at consolidated government could move from discussions to a vote later on Tuesday depending on how the discussion goes and whether it shows there are seven votes supporting it.

    By Bill Dries August 17, 2021

  • Raleigh used car lot controversy takes another turn

    The Memphis City Council members changed their minds about a used car lot in Raleigh. And, the council will vote on a pair of resolutions asking the TVA to avoid moving coal ash from the old Allen Fossil plant.

    By Bill Dries August 03, 2021

  • Council presses TVA for details of coal ash disposal

    Council resolutions to call for no coal ash disposal within the city and over aquifers that supply the city’s drinking water will be voted on in two weeks.

    By Bill Dries August 03, 2021

  • Council to consider moving coal ash dumping out of Memphis

    Two resolutions come up in council committees Tuesday, Aug. 3. One urges TVA to keep coal ash from the old Allen Fossil plant out of the city, another seeks to have the ash taken outside the eight-state region where a system of aquifers provides water for Memphis and other cities.

    By Bill Dries August 02, 2021