Guest column: TVA’s empty coal ash promises
A bulldozer climbs the coal mound at the now-retired TVA Allen Fossil Plant. The TVA announced their plan to dispose of the coal ash in the South Shelby Landfill. (Daily Memphian, file)
Sarah Houston
Sarah Houston serves as the executive director of Protect Our Aquifer, whose mission is to protect, conserve, and preserve the Memphis Sand Aquifer.
Nobody wants coal ash in their backyard – but it’s even worse when the folks dumping the waste don’t evaluate all the risks and keep the community in the dark. That’s what happening now in South Memphis.
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