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Coal Ash Spill, Tennessee

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.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Coal Ash Spill, Tennessee.

Landsat data provided by the United States Geological Survey, courtesy Ronald Beck. Caption by Michon Scott.

Published January 6, 2009
Data acquired December 22, 2008

Source:: Landsat 5 > TM