Today (Friday) marks 15 years since one of the country’s worst environmental disasters and it happened right here in East Tennessee.
This is the first year December 22nd will be recognized as an annual day of remembrance for the people who died as a result of a spill at the Kingston TVA Coal Ash spill in 2008 which dumped more than a billion gallons of coal ash into the surrounding rivers and neighborhoods.
The company behind the coal ash cleanup has faced dozens of lawsuits from workers, families and even the county.
At 10:00 this morning there will be a ceremony to remember those impacted by the spill at the Roane County Courthouse.
