Coal-Ash Spill May Strip TVA of 'Deference' From U.S., States. By Mark Clothier, BloombergNews, January 6, 2009. "The deluge of ash from a coal-fired power plant that buried 300 acres of eastern Tennessee is sparking new state and federal scrutiny of the Tennessee Valley Authority, the largest U.S. public power company. A Senate panel in Washington has asked TVA's Chief Executive Officer Tom Kilgore to testify Jan. 8 on whether more regulatory oversight is needed. A House committee chairman says he may seek federal rules for coal-ash storage sites. Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen has ordered inspections of the TVA's waste sites and a review of state environmental regulations. The question is whether the TVA may have received 'exaggerated deference,' said Bredesen, a Democrat, last week. The accident on Dec. 22 is also testing economic, political and social ties that go back generations in the seven southeastern states served by the Knoxville-based company."
2009-01-06
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