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NC: Duke Energy Cited For 6.1 Million Gallon Toxic Waste Dumping (video and picture)
The Dan River spill raises serious questions about whether people’s drinking water is safe, whether Duke Energy knew about the risk posed at this and other coal ash ponds, and whether company executives acted quickly enough in alerting the public after the spill. “Our rivers should not be at risk of turning grey or black from coal ash leaks, and our drinking water should not be at risk of turning toxic,” Greenpeace Charlotte Field Organizer Monica Embrey said. “Duke told us repeatedly its coal ash ponds are safe, but they were wrong.” greenpeace
North Carolina: Duke Energy Cited for Dumping 61 Million Gallons of Toxic Waste
Environmental regulators in North Carolina have cited Duke Energy for intentionally dumping 61 million gallons of toxic coal ash waste into a canal that feeds a river which supplies drinking water. Duke is already under federal investigation for a coal ash spill in February that coated the bottom of another river with 70 miles of toxic sludge. North Carolina regulators have faced accusations of guarding Duke from litigation over coal ash. Governor Pat McCrory worked at Duke for 28 years. MORE
