Should Coal Ash Landfill Be Allowed on Smith Mountain?

From my Earthbytes blog today:

Smith Mountain Ash Dump Debate

The Tennessean (Nashville, TN) published two guest opinions and an editorial today on the proposal to build a coal ash landfill at Smith Mountain, site of the Turner mine in Cumberland County, Tennessee. Check them out, then join the debate!

Coal ash is not hazardous waste (Steve Wright, Smith Mountain Solutions)

This landfill shouldn’t happen (Cathie Bird, SOCM)

More solid assurance needed against risk from ash site (Editorial staff, Tennessean)

Interior stalls tribe’s water development | Indian Country Today | Southwest

By Rob Capriccioso

Story Published: Sep 17, 2009

Story Updated: Sep 17, 2009

WASHINGTON – Members of the Tule River Tribe of California are growing increasingly frustrated with the Department of the Interior as it continues to stall the tribe’s ability to secure clean and reliable water resources.

Leaders of the tribe recently appeared before the Water and Power Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee to explain the situation and to give credence to legislation that would help make the tribe’s water dreams a reality.

The tribe’s chairman, Ryan Garfield, testified July 23 in support of a Senate bill called the Tule River Tribe Water Development Act, noting that his reservation has long gone without reliable water due to suspect actions by Interior.

via Interior stalls tribe’s water development | Indian Country Today | Southwest.

Story continues at the link above…