Jay Reeves

Associated Press

Today in Manufacturing Podcast

Today in Manufacturing Podcast

Today in Manufacturing has a new podcast brought to you by the editors of Industrial Media. In each episode, we discuss the five biggest stories in manufacturing, and the implications they have on the industry moving forward.

This April 12, 2018 photo shows containers that were loaded with tons of sewage sludge in Parrish, Ala. More than two months after the so-called 'Poop Train' rolled in from New York City, Hall says her small town smells like rotting corpses. Some say the trainloads of New Yorkers' excrement is turning Alabama into a dumping ground for other states' waste.

Waste Disposal 'Poop Train' is Stranded in AL Town

A former state attorney general once described a giant west Alabama landfill as "America's Pay Toilet."

A flame continues to burn after a Monday explosion of a Colonial Pipeline, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016, in Helena, Ala. The blast, which sent flames and thick black smoke soaring over the forest, happened about a mile west of where the pipeline ruptured in September, Gov. Robert Bentley said in a statement.

'Substantial Progress' on Blasted Gas Line

The large pipeline exploded Monday while a crew was making repairs.

A flame continues to burn after a Monday explosion of a Colonial Pipeline, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016, in Helena, Ala. The blast, which sent flames and thick black smoke soaring over the forest, happened about a mile west of where the pipeline ruptured in September, Gov. Robert Bentley said in a statement.

Gas Pipeline to Restart After Explosion

The deadly explosion sparked a geyser of fire Monday and closed off the vital pipeline.

$In this Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016 photo, sit manager, Jim Chardos, lowers his head as he talks about Tennessee Valley Authority selling the unfinished Bellefonte Nuclear Plant, in Hollywood, Ala. After spending more than 40 years and $5 billion on an unfinished nuclear power plant in northeastern Alabama, the nation's largest federal utility is preparing to sell the property at a fraction of its cost.$

U.S. Nuke Plant For Sale at Fraction of Cost

The U.S. spent $5 billion over 40+ years for an unfinished nuclear power plant that is now for sale at a fraction of its cost.

AL Beer Rule Prompts Concerns

A new rule is being considered that would require brewers to collect the name, address, age and phone number from anyone who purchases beer at a brewery for off-premise consumption.

Utility May Sell Unfinished Nuke Plant

After more than four decades of work, the plant hasn't produced a single watt of electricity.

The Tennessee Valley Authority's Bellefonte Nuclear Plant site in Hollywood, Alabama. The TVA is considering whether to sell the unfinished 1,600-acre site on the Tennessee River. (AP Photo/Eric Schultz)

28 Year-Old Mothballed Nuclear Facility Could Finally Be Sold

The unfinished facility was started in 1974 and never produced any electricity.