Sick and dying workers demand help after cleaning coal ash

Thursday, August 29, 2019

KINGSTON, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Valley Authority, long respected for providing good jobs and cheap electricity, is facing a growing backlash over its handling of a massive coal ash spill a decade ago, with potentially serious consequences for an industry often opposed to environmental regulation.

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