Nothing Has Changed, Except For More Fly Ash

It has been nearly three weeks and while large items are slowly being cleaned up, the toxic ash is not. The Tennessee Valley Authority would love if everyone would forget about the disaster they helped cause, but these intrepid activists aren't about to let that happen:



Oh and if you missed DailyKos yesterday, read this.

The Coal Truth Is Being Hidden In Tennessee

The traditional media won't report more than what TVA spokespersons tell them, so why don't we just go around and see what the coal sludge disaster actually did to Tennessee's rivers, valleys and people.

Sandra Diaz, National Field Coordinator for Appalachian Voices, Hurricane Creekeeper John Wathen and Watauga Riverkeeper Donna Lisenby paddle up the Clinch and Emory Rivers to record the conditions after a 5.4 million cubic yard spill of coal waste from the Tennessee Valley Authority's Kingston Coal Plant.