Coal in your Christmas stocking is nothing compared to what the poor residents of Roane County, Tennessee are dealing with. The area is the site of a massive coal ash spill, covering the region in the carcinogenic byproduct of a nearby power plant. About a dozen homes have affected by the sludge and on Thursday officials said the spill was over three times larger than originally believed - some 5.4 million cubic yards.
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