Kingston Fossil Plant Coal Fly Ash Slurry Spill

                  The Kingston Fossil Plant Coal Fly Ash Slurry Spill was the largest fly ash spill in the history of the United States. This devastating spill, which occurred on December 22, 2008, happened at a fossil plant in Roane County, Tennessee, USA. This spill occurred because of a ruptured dike at a waste containment area at the Tennessee Valley Authority's (TVA) Kingston Fossil Plant. The location of the Clinch River served as a disadvantage when 1.1 billion US gallons of coal fly ash slurry spilled into it. This spill destroyed homes and migration sites near the Clinch and Emory River. The following day, the Green Peace (an environmental group) asked for a criminal investigation to focus on if TVA could have prevented the spill. Eight days later, landowners filed a lawsuit against TVA for 165 million dollars at the Tennessee State Court. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and TVA agreed to managing the clean-up of the Kingston Ash spill and have it meet all federal and states environmental requirements to restore the areas affected.