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Ashhole: the Tennessee Valley coal-ash spill (Jan. 13, 2008)

Lake Ontario Waterkeeper, Living at the Barricades

January 14th, 2009

On this week’s show, Mark and Krystyn speak with Hurricane Creekkeeper John Wathen on his first-hand experience documenting and sampling the fallout from the massive spill of coal-ash into the Emory river from late December 2008.

Music on this week’s show:
Birds – Dave Clark and Dawn Blithe
Tennessee Jed – The Grateful Dead
Tennessee – Arrested Development

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