Council to consider moving coal ash dumping out of Memphis
The Memphis City Council has two resolutions on the agenda to discourage the Tennessee Valley Authority from dumping its coal ash waste from the old Allen Fossil plant in Memphis or anywhere near Memphis. (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz, File)
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.
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