Environmentalists sue TVA on Colbert Plant

Environmentalists sued the Tennessee Valley Authority Monday over allegations that the agency's Colbert Plant has violated pollution laws nearly 9,000 times within the past five years.

That's almost five times a day! (9000 violations/1825 days = 4.93 per day.) So on a good day they only violate rules a couple of times. But wait, our local watchdogs are on the case!

In the past, an Alabama Department of Environmental Management official said that 8,000 violations in five years would not be unusual among coal-fired power plants.

Oh, so they're not too bad. According to this official. It should be noted that ADEM is in the pocket of industry, especially the coal industry. You can't get anything done about pollution in this state without a private lawsuit, because the state wants a "healthy business environment". As opposed to a healthy environment for actual human beings; business is more important.