Two Years After the Tennessee Spill, Coal Ash Still Pollutes Nationwide
A pond in Meigs County contaminated with coal ash Image: Elisa Young/Meigs Citizens Action Now! Elisa Young became active against coal when she started wondering what was making people in her town so sick. She lives in Racine, a town in Meigs County, Ohio, which is not near any major cities, but is near several major power plants. Four plants are located within 12 miles from her farm—although there is a push to open more—and there’s coal ash everywhere. So she started to put two and two together. We’re approaching the two-year anniversary of the
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Two Years After the Tennessee Spill, Coal Ash Still Pollutes Nationwide
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