Photo: Richard Webb , Geograph, CC Most Americans are hardly aware of what coal ash (also commonly called fly ash) is — though plenty became more familiar with the stuff around two years ago when a massive slurry of the stuff was unleashed upon Tennessee . The often toxic byproduct of burning coal for electricity, fly ash is usually captured from the chimneys of power plants. Then, it’s stored in containment sites — or dumped. The following video documents the impact that coal ash… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Valley Devastated by Coal Ash Waste (Video)
