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==Coal waste spill in Alabama==
On January 9, 2009, TVA confirmed [[TVA Widows Creek coal waste spill|another coal waste spill]] on the heels of its [[Kingston Fossil Plant]] disaster. The spill, which TVA said originated from a gypsum treatment operation, occurred at its Widows Creek coal-fired power plant in northeast Alabama. About 10,000 gallons of toxic gypsum material were released, some of which spilled into Widows Creek and the nearby Tennessee River.<ref>Bruce Nilles, [http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/1/9/163222/7957/215/682194 "Coal Waste Spills by the Dozen?,"] Daily Kos, January 9, 2009.</ref> U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer of California, who is a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, immediately called for a full review of all TVA's waste disposal sites.<ref>[http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/jan/09/tva-second-coal-rupture/ "'Bama spill: Boxer calls for review of TVA waste sites,"] Associated Press, January 9, 2009.</ref>
===Alabama Proposes Coal Ash Regulation===
On March 4, 2010 the Alabama House introduced a bill that would allow Perry County, Alabama to levy a $5 per ton fee on coal ash disposed at a privately owned landfill in the city of Uiontown. Alabama Rep. Ralph Howard of Greensboro, Alabama introduced the bill. Currently the [[Tennessee Valley Authority]] (TVA) is shipping coal sludge that breached the [[Kingston Fossil Plant]] in Tennessee. TVA anticipates that it will ship approximately 3 million cubic feet of coal and ash to the landfill before the clean-up is completed.
Revenue from the levy would be spent evenly between the towns of Uniontown and Marion. The total amount raised could be as much as $15 million.
Democratic Rep. Ralph Howard of Greensboro introduced the bill Thursday.
The Tennessee Valley Authority is shipping coal ash and sludge that breached an earthen dike at the Kingston Fossil Plant in Tennessee to the landfill. TVA plans to ship about 3 million cubic feet of coal and ash to the landfill.
Howard said revenue from the fee would be split evenly between the cities of Uniontown and Marion. Howard estimated the fee could raise as much as $15 million. If the legislation passes voters would have to approve the measure in their November 2010 election.<ref>[http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9E8IHSG0.htm "Alabama proposal would levy fee on dumped coal ash"] Associated Press, March 5, 2010</ref>
==Other Waste Sites==
