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TVA Schemed to Avoid Blame in Environmental Disaster, Investigation Claims
July 28, 2009
The Tennessee Valley Authority intentionally and improperly steered an outside investigation into the cause of the massive spill of coal ash at its Kingston, Tennessee plant "to intentionally avoid revealing evidence that would suggest culpability on the part of TVA," wrote Richard Moore, the TVA's Inspector General, in a report issued today.
Moore added, "It appears TVA management made a conscious decision to present to the public only facts that supported an absence of liability for TVA for the Kingston spill." The report disclosed memos from the agency's files that include warnings through the years that could have prevented the spill.