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The Freedom Industries plant in West Virginia, site of a major 2014 chemical spill into the Elk River
U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board | Public Domain

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Accidents Waiting to Happen

Across America, thousands of facilities that store or move oil, toxic chemicals or coal ash are located near waterways. These facilities are accidents waiting to happen.

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Accidents Waiting to Happen: Coal Ash
coal ash spill at a power plant in Tennessee

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Accidents Waiting to Happen: Coal Ash

Hundreds of coal ash pits and ponds sit near the banks of American waterways, threatening toxic spills that can cause long-term damage to the environment and public health.

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