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Coal ash sparks protests in Alabama
Residents of one US town in the state of Alabama protest dumping of coal ash.
Last Modified: 22 Nov 2009 12:56


A small community in the US state of Alabama is protesting the dumping of millions of tonnes of coal ash at a landfill site not far from their homes.

And because the area has a largely African-American population, the issue has become entangled with US race relations.

The people of Perry County told Al Jazeera's Cath Turner about their concerns.

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Al Jazeera
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