Another day, another big coal-industry spill ruins a river

Grist: The coal power industry has dumped a lot of toxic crap into yet another river. This latest incident is not to be confused with the spill of toxic coal-cleaning chemicals that poisoned a West Virginia river last month and left 300,000 people without drinking water. Nor is it to be confused with a huge coal-ash spill from a retired power plant in North Carolina earlier this month. No, this is a whole new spill. Patriot Coal accidentally let more than 100,000 gallons of coal slurry loose from......

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