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Mercury Concerns
- Tennessee is a top emitter of mercury. 7 of 10 biggest emitters are TVA coal plants. Nashville Tennessean. 10/29/07
- Mercury Levels in Tennessee Fish (May, 2007) Prepared by: Gregory M. Denton, Tennessee Department of Environment
and Conservation Division of Water Pollution Control
- TN TWRA has two areas with fish advisories for mercury
- For years all EPA required was monitoring as a way to avoid limiting mercury emissions by regulation).
TVA lets leaks go unreported, must pay fines. Whistleblower reports faulty ducts. Nashville Tennessean: June 25, 2008. Widows
Creek coal plant.
More bad news for public. Surge in coal prices push electricity bills higher along with gas, food costs. By JOHN WILEN, Associated
Press. Knoxville News Sentinel: Tuesday, April 29, 2008.
Green groups asking high court to hear case. Knoxville News Sentinel: 1/8/08. Suit by Sierra Club and the National Parks
Conservation Association on Colbert Plant.
"DIRTY KILOWATTS" 2007 REPORT DATABASE: From the Environmental Integrity Project. Use this online resource to find the power
plant pollution data that meets your needs. TVA coal plants rank among the worst.
Creek coal plant.
More bad news for public. Surge in coal prices push electricity bills higher along with gas, food costs. By JOHN WILEN, Associated
Press. Knoxville News Sentinel: Tuesday, April 29, 2008.
Green groups asking high court to hear case. Knoxville News Sentinel: 1/8/08. Suit by Sierra Club and the National Parks
Conservation Association on Colbert Plant.
"DIRTY KILOWATTS" 2007 REPORT DATABASE: From the Environmental Integrity Project. Use this online resource to find the power
plant pollution data that meets your needs. TVA coal plants rank among the worst.
TVA plants cited for water contamination. Bull Run among 'potential damage cases,' EPA says. Knoxville
News Sentinel January 5, 2009
Judge to rule on Bull Run, Environmentalists say TVA violated rules at plant By Carly Harrington Knoxville
News Sentinel. September 3, 2008
News Sentinel January 5, 2009
Judge to rule on Bull Run, Environmentalists say TVA violated rules at plant By Carly Harrington Knoxville
News Sentinel. September 3, 2008
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TVA may shutter aging coal-fired plants. David Flessner. Chattanooga Times Free Press. August 24, 2009.
TVA to build natural gas power plant. By DUNCAN MANSFIELD, Associated Press June 4, 2009
How safe is Widows Creek? February 15, 2009 DAVID BREWER Huntsville Times.
Waste spills at second TVA site. Alabama accident, smaller than one in Tennessee, releases water and
gypsum. Anne Paine and Brad Schrade • THE TENNESSEAN • January 10, 2009.
Coal spills when railcars derail in Scott County. Official says river was not affected. Anne Paine • THE
TENNESSEAN • January 16, 2009.
TVA Arrests Santa. December 11, 2008. YouTube
TVA No. One U.S. Coal Consumer, 2000. Energy Information Administration, DOE.
Human and Ecological Risk Assessment of Coal Combustion Wastes Draft.
Prepared for: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Solid Waste. August
2007.
Out of Control: Mounting Damage from Coal Ash Waste Sites. Environmental Integrity
Project and Earthjustice. Feb. 24, 2010. Profiles John Sevier Plant and Trans Ash coal
ash landfill.
TVA criticizes report on water quality Coal ash disposal sites alleged to be
contaminators. By Scott Barker. February 26, 2010
Report lists Rogersville TVA plant among water polluters By Jeff Bobo Kingsport
Time News. February 24th, 2010
Spill, seepage cause TVA problems. Bull Run. By Anne Paine • THE TENNESSEAN
• January 13, 2010
Colbert Steam Plant has high CO2 output. Huntsville Daily Times. Dec. 28, 2009.
Groups fight TVA plan to discharge water from Kingston plant into Clinch River
'This river has been through enough,' attorney says. By Anne Paine • THE
TENNESSEAN • November 13, 2009
Advocates Challenge Water Pollution From TVA’s Kingston Plant. Move aimed at
protecting Clinch River, already polluted by one billion gallons of coal ash. Earthjustice
Nov. 12, 2009.