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Smokestacks rise above Louisville Gas & Electric's Cane Run Power Station in southwest Louisville
Residents in Louisville say coal ash from a nearby landfill is contaminating their homes.
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Residents in Louisville say coal ash from a nearby landfill is contaminating their homes. This is the introductory piece of the series, which introduces the problem and the key players.
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Residents in Louisville say coal ash from a nearby landfill is contaminating their homes. This is the introductory piece of the series, which introduces the problem and the key players.
Intro and Outro
INTRO:Studio lead: Coal generates more than half of the nation's energy and it’s burned in power plants in all but four states. One inevitable byproduct of burning coal is ash.
As WFPL’s Erica Peterson reports in the first of three stories, the ash is raising health and environmental concerns for residents in southwest Louisville.
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