NY Times: “…How Watchdog Was Defanged”
This New York Times article has a very good flyover video of the coal ash breach at the Dan River.
Sediment No Impediment to Clean-up
We need to hold Duke Energy fully accountable for cleaning up the whole Dan River spill and the coal ash pits that are contaminating the Roanoke River Basin.
The Battle for the Basin
Corporations and governments do not have the right to determine the destiny of citizens and sovereign states without their consent. To do so would be to destroy the principles of self-government, freedom, and equality.
Day 110: NC governor proposes new coal ash plan after spill
“The governor has left plenty of room for Duke to do nothing more than empty the water out of its ash ponds and cover them with dirt,” Harrison said. “This approach is unacceptable because it would allow these toxic dumps to continue leaking and poisoning our rivers and groundwater supplies with toxic heavy metals for many years to come.”
Day 107: “We will do the right thing for the river and surrounding communities. We are accountable.”
“We will do the right thing for the river and surrounding communities. We are accountable.”■ Paul Newton – President, Duke Energy North Carolina
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Day 106: Duke Energy to vacuum toxic deposits in Dan River clean
Duke Energy to vacuum toxic deposits in Dan River clean 1 NELSON KEPLEY/News & Record This sign, stapled to a tree at Abreu-Grogan Park in Danville, Va., advises citizens of a Feb. 2 coal ash spill about 20 miles upstream in the Dan River (background). Read...