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TVA dissapoints again
Last winter, I had the honor to meet and photograph Penny Dodson. She was so wonderful to allow me photograph her and her grandson while they were going through hell living as refugees in their own community because of the TVA Coal Fly Ash disaster.
Her grandson became sick after inhaling the coal fly ash in their home, so TVA relocated her to a hotel. Then later, they sent her to a rental home where Evyn was more safe.
I just read her recent blog. TVA sent her the dreaded letter saying they will not continue to support her relocation after July.
So, the spill made her home INHABITABLE. Evyn cannot be in the area until all of the coal fly ash is cleaned up, which will be a very long time. And TVA is no longer supporting this family.
I finished the multimedia of her story in the Spring, but this is a harsh reminder that people's stories don't end when you publish something. Their story and involvement in this disaster continues everyday. I hope to continue following their story and update the multimedia piece.
With that said, this is going to bite TVA in the butt. They should be doing EVERYTHING in their power to take care of the people whose lives the disaster changed forever. I feel like they will be suffering much more with lawsuits because of their treatment of this community than what it costs to relocate people! We must remember that this is a MAN-made disaster, not a natural one.
Read Penny's blog post about "the letter" here.
Watch her story here.
Her grandson became sick after inhaling the coal fly ash in their home, so TVA relocated her to a hotel. Then later, they sent her to a rental home where Evyn was more safe.
I just read her recent blog. TVA sent her the dreaded letter saying they will not continue to support her relocation after July.
So, the spill made her home INHABITABLE. Evyn cannot be in the area until all of the coal fly ash is cleaned up, which will be a very long time. And TVA is no longer supporting this family.
I finished the multimedia of her story in the Spring, but this is a harsh reminder that people's stories don't end when you publish something. Their story and involvement in this disaster continues everyday. I hope to continue following their story and update the multimedia piece.
With that said, this is going to bite TVA in the butt. They should be doing EVERYTHING in their power to take care of the people whose lives the disaster changed forever. I feel like they will be suffering much more with lawsuits because of their treatment of this community than what it costs to relocate people! We must remember that this is a MAN-made disaster, not a natural one.
Read Penny's blog post about "the letter" here.
Watch her story here.
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