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Turning toxic coal ash into bridges, buildings

Despite the destruction it caused in a massive spill near a Tennessee power plant in December, coal ash has found many uses that benefit industry and even the environment.

TVA ordered to clean up coal-fired plants

A federal judge has ordered the Tennessee Valley Authority to clean up four coal-fired plants that he said were engulfing parts of North Carolina with air pollution -- emissions that fouled the region's health, economy and natural resources.

Erin Brockovich hopes to help residents near coal sludge spill

Environmental activist Erin Brockovich was in Kingston, Tennessee, on Thursday to speak with residents affected by a massive spill of coal sludge from a nearby coal-fired plant.

Tennessee sludge spill estimate grows to 1 billion gallons

Estimates for the amount of thick sludge that gushed from a Tennessee coal plant last week have tripled to more than a billion gallons, as cleanup crews try to remove the goop from homes and railroads and halt its oozing into an adjacent river.

Developer sues TVA for $165 million in Tennessee sludge spill

A real estate developer has filed a $165 million lawsuit against the nation's largest public utility, claiming damages from a massive coal sludge spill that dumped more than a billion gallons of waste into central Tennessee.

Tennessee sludge contains elevated levels of arsenic

The drinking water in the area of last month's coal-sludge spill in eastern Tennessee is safe, but elevated levels of arsenic have been found in the sludge, authorities said.

EPA: Rivers high in arsenic, heavy metals after sludge spill

The Environmental Protection Agency has found high levels of arsenic and heavy metals in two rivers in central Tennessee that are near the site of a spill that unleashed more than a billion gallons of coal waste.

Tennessee sludge spill runs over homes, water

A wall holding back 80 acres of sludge from a coal plant in central Tennessee broke this week, spilling more than 500 million gallons of waste into the surrounding area.

Study finds TVA vulnerable to hacking

The nation's largest publicly owned utility company may be vulnerable to cyber attacks, according to a new report.

FSB: Unlimited partnership: Couples in business

Some men and women are meant to be just friends; others inexplicably click, fall in love, and become couples for life..

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