hey. i edit tldr. thanks for flagging this. it looks like we screwed up the y-axis. we'll run a correction. here's our source from "Stocks for the Long Run":

what could possibly go wrong

We used to believe in one person, one vote in this country. Now a billionaire from South Africa, who was allowed to pour $277 million into the election thanks to the Roberts court, is apparently calling the shots and this isn’t causing widespread outrage.

I guess I made the list!

I'm flattered Valley So Low is included among so many stellar releases this year.

The tragedy of TVA is that it was far too slow in weaning itself off coal—partly because its ambitious nuclear program was stymied by some near-disasters in the 1970s, leaving it heavily reliant on fossil fuels.

My book centers on TVA, the U.S.’s largest public utility and a cornerstone of the New Deal, which helped lift millions of Southerners out of poverty during the Depression. It achieved this by throwing up dozens of hydroelectric dams and coal-fired power plants—a radically ambitious feat.

I spent five years writing my book, VALLEY SO LOW, not entirely convinced anyone would pay attention to it. Today, The New Yorker called it a “tense investigative chronicle.” 1/

In 2008, a power plant spewed a billion gallons of coal sludge over 300 acres in TN. The disaster was 100x larger than Exxon Valdez. Now more than 50 people who helped clean up the mess are dead.

I spent five years reporting on what happened, and my book, VALLEY SO LOW, is out now.
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Thanks for including VALLEY SO LOW in the 51 favorite books of 2024!

I look forward to seeing how the GOP justifies OK’ing Gaetz for the AG job anyway...

The Kingston coal-ash disaster is one of the largest environmental fiascos in U.S. history, but far too few Americans know about it. I’m ecstatic @nytimes.com reviewed my new book, VALLEY SO LOW, that tells the full story.

A nice little shout for VALLEY SO LOW in The Sunday Long Read!

Shitty photo of the best city. Ate my weight in bagels and dim sum