TVA’s coal ash cleanup site in Memphis on ‘most contaminated’ list
A bulldozer climbs the coal mound at TVA Allen Fossil Plant, located near Presidents Island. A recent report ranks it No. 10 on a new list of the most contaminated coal ash cleanup sites in the country. (The Daily Memphian file)
The report’s complaints hinge on the authors’ interpretation that both the East and West Ponds at the Allen Plant should be subject to federal regulations rather than the state-level commissioner’s order.
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TVA Allen Fossil Plant coal ashKeely Brewer
Keely Brewer is a Report for America corps member covering environmental impacts on communities of color in Memphis. She is working in partnership with the Ag & Water Desk, a sustainable reporting network aimed at telling water and agriculture stories across the Mississippi River Basin.
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