For Immediate Release: January 5, 2009
Contact: Bette Phelan (202) 224-2441
HEARING: Oversight Hearing on the Tennessee Valley Authority and the Recent Major Coal Ash Spill
BACKGROUND: Chairman Boxer will convene the Committee to conduct oversight on the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and hear testimony regarding the recent major coal ash spill at the TVA Kingston Fossil Plant in Tennessee.
WHEN: THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 2009
10:00 AM ET
LOCATION: EPW Hearing Room
SD-406 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC
SD-406 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC
WEBCAST: Webcast will be available at http://epw.senate.gov starting at 10:00 AM ET
Panel I:
- Tom Kilgore, President and CEO, Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
Panel II:
- Stephen A. Smith, Executive Director, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy
- William “Howie” Rose, Director of Emergency Management Services, Roane County, TN
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