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Ed Markey: Is it true that the State of Tennessee, home of the legendary breach of coal ash disposal pond that released 1.1 billion…

On the recordJune 16, 2015
Is it true that the State of Tennessee, home of the legendary breach of coal ash disposal pond that released 1.1 billion gallons of toxic coal ash sludge that literally buried more than 300 acres and filled nearby waterways, still does not regulate coal ash ponds?
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Highlighting Tennessee's lack of coal ash regulation post-disaster.

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