January 2009, I was asked by the legal team of Weitz and Luxenberg of New York City and consumer advocate Erin Brockovich to serve as their photojournalist in documenting the TVA coal ash disaster for the residents of Kingston TN. When the Roane County residents contacted Brockovich for help and expressed concerns over the possibility of filing lawsuits against TVA, Brockovich came to East Tennessee to survey the damage and meet with local residents. I plan to photograph any changes that take place during the next several months, interview residents and accompany Erin Brockovich and the legal team each time they return to East Tennessee to meet with the residents of Roane County. As seen in the photographs, consumer advocate Erin Brockovich talks with the press then heads to Kingston TN to look at the mass devistation unleashed upon the residents of Kingston TN just 3 days before Christmas 2008. The ariel views show just how great the damage is.
