Earlier today, Taylor Shelton, our resident expert on the politics of coal reported on the devastating coal slurry impoundment disaster in Tennessee. Well, apparently the story isn’t getting much play in the mainstream media. This video should help:
Hat tip to Chloe White of the News Sentinel and to moutainjustice on YouTube
In Peru, the government has acted on the financially troubled and environmentally challenged Doe Run Peru smelter. Their response to the closure of the site has been to give the operators a 30-month extension on their previous environmental clean-up deadline.
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