The EPA now recognizes the risks of gamma radiation from radium in coal ash, but many states aren’t even sure where the toxic waste has been used. In Alabama, environmental regulators say they do not track so-called ‘beneficial’ uses of coal ash.
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Power companies paid civil rights leaders in the South They became loyal industry advocates grist.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from grist.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Former Florida state Rep. Joe Gibbons sat in the library of the Faith Community Church in Greensboro, North Carolina, trying to convince its pastor to quit promoting rooftop solar. With a lobbyist’s charm, Gibbons told the Rev. Nelson Johnson that rooftop solar, which allows customers to generate their own renewable electricity, was bad for people […] The post ‘What Corruption Gets You’: How Utility Companies Bought Support in the Black South appeared first on Capital B News.
Black mayor of Alabama town locked out by Whites finalcall.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from finalcall.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.