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25 Years of Growth in Las Vegas
Published March 1, 2009
Las Vegas experienced rapid growth between 1984 and 2009, and the growth was recorded by NASA’s long-lived Landsat 5 satellite.
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Coal Ash Spill, Tennessee
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Published January 6, 2009
In the early morning hours of December 22, 2008, the earthen wall of a containment pond at Tennessee’s Kingston Fossil Plant gave way. The breach released 1.3 million cubic meters (1.7 cubic yards) of sludge, infiltrating a nearby river and damaging dozens of homes.
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