Tennessee’s largest coal ash site could become a permanent source of pollution near the Cumberland River.
The Tennessee Valley Authority has proposed capping an unlined storage site for coal ash at the Cumberland Fossil Plant in Stewart County, about 60 miles northwest of Nashville, instead of moving the material to a lined landfill.
Improper coal ash storage is dangerous for people and the environment: Coal ash contains carcinogenic, radioactive and neurotoxic substances — like arsenic, radium, mercury and lead — that can harm people, animals, land and water…