Report: Dikes at TVA plant on ‘verge of failure’ before spill unleashed toxic sludge in Tenn.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The earthen dikes supporting a huge coal ash landfill at a Tennessee power plant were “on the verge of failure” long before they collapsed and sent tons of toxic muck into a river and lakeside community, an engineering consultant said Thursday.

TVA consultant to release ‘root cause’ findings of Tennessee coal ash disaster

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Six months after a massive coal ash spill in eastern Tennessee, the “root cause” of the disaster may finally be known.

Cleanup slogs along 6 months after coal ash sludge sloshed across lakeside community in Tenn.

HARRIMAN, Tenn. — Glen Daugherty watches from his wooden dock, just beyond his prized pontoon boat, as a floating dredging machine growls from across the channel of the Emory River.

EPA to oversee cleanup of massive TVA coal ash spill that devastated Tenn. neighborhood

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will oversee the cleanup of a massive coal ash spill in Tennessee that brought national attention to the environmental risks of storing the power plant byproduct.

Tenn. company says cost from ash spill could reach $975M, recovery will take ’several years’

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The nation’s largest public utility now says cleaning up a massive coal ash spill will cost as much as $975 million and could take several years.