Jared Sullivan, "Valley So Low: One Lawyer's Fight for Justice in the Wake of the Great Coal Catastrophe"
Category: Event Calendar
Date and Time
- Saturday, Oct 26, 2024 11:30am - 12:30pm
Location
Tennessee State Museum
1000 Rosa L Parks Blvd
Details
For more than 50 years, a power plant in the small town of Kingston, Tennessee, burned fourteen thousand tons of coal a day, gradually creating a mountain of ashen waste 60 feet high and covering 84 acres, contained only by an earthen embankment. In 2008, just before Christmas, that embankment broke, unleashing a lethal wave of coal sludge that covered 300 acres, damaged nearly 30 homes, and precipitating a cleanup effort that would cost more than $1 billion—and the lives of more than 50 cleanup workers who inhaled the toxins it released.
Presenting at the Museum as part of the Southern Festival of Books and the TN Writers | TN Stories Author Talk series, author Jared Sullivan will discuss his book, "Valley So Low: One Lawyer's Fight for Justice in the Wake of the Great Coal Catastrophe."
Price: Free
