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EPA plans new coal-ash rules in wake of devastating accident

 
Three months after a massive coal ash spill at a Tennessee utility buried homes and killed scores of fish in over 300 surrounding acres, the feds say they're crafting new rules to ensure coal ash is safely stored. [More] (link)

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