TVA buys up some tainted property

New York Times: Land tainted by coal ash spill bought by utility

The Tennessee Valley Authority has spent more than $20 million buying up 71 properties tainted by a major coal-ash spill, but has rejected 160 properties in the process.

The agency has received more than 200 requests from property owners wanting to sell tracts that they felt were damaged or devalued by the release in December of 5.4 million cubic yards of coal ash after a retaining wall breach at Kingston Fossil Plant.

We'll have to wait and see if the cleanup costs has an impact on TVA policy in the future.

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