Contractor says it has settled lawsuit with sick and dying coal ash workers

by Travis Loller

Thu, May 25th 2023, 3:23 PM UTC

{p}FILE - Homes that were destroyed by coal ash when a retention pond wall collapsed are shown at the TVA Kingston Fossil Plant on Dec. 22, 2008, in Harriman, Tenn. Attorneys for a group of workers who believe their jobs cleaning up a massive coal ash spill in Tennessee led to a slew of illnesses, including fatal cancers, have reached a settlement with the contractor who organized the cleanup for the Tennessee Valley Authority, according to a notice posted on the Jacobs Engineering website on Tuesday, May 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Wade Payne, File){/p}

FILE - Homes that were destroyed by coal ash when a retention pond wall collapsed are shown at the TVA Kingston Fossil Plant on Dec. 22, 2008, in Harriman, Tenn. Attorneys for a group of workers who believe their jobs cleaning up a massive coal ash spill in Tennessee led to a slew of illnesses, including fatal cancers, have reached a settlement with the contractor who organized the cleanup for the Tennessee Valley Authority, according to a notice posted on the Jacobs Engineering website on Tuesday, May 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Wade Payne, File)

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