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The Environmental Protection Agency recently began holding public hearings around the country, which focus on whether to classify coal ash as a toxic substance. The move would make coal ash subject to strict regulation. None of these hearings are being held in Tennessee, which many find surprising after the 2008 coal ash spill at the Tennessee Valley Authority's Kingston Fossil Plant. In response, several organizations are hosting a public forum at Roane State Community College September 2nd. Chrissy Keuper speaks with Cathie Bird, chair of the Stripmine Issues Committee for Statewide Organizing for Community Empowerment*, one of the organizations hosting the forum... 
*formerly Save Our Cumberland Mountains