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February 10, 2014

Duke Energy Urged to Move Coal Ash Away from Water Sources After Spill 
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Protesters have rallied at the Charlotte headquarters of Duke Energy,
the company behind one of the worst coal ash spills in U.S. history. Up
to 82,000 tons of coal ash and 27 million gallons of contaminated water
spilled into North Carolina's Dan River earlier this month after a pipe
burst underneath a waste pond. The river has turned grey for miles, and
environmentalists say they have found arsenic levels 35 times higher
than the maximum set by federal regulators. The group Charlotte
Environmental Action is calling on Duke Energy to stop storing coal ash
near lakes and riversides, and instead bury it in landfills. On Friday,
Duke Energy apologized for the spill and pledged to clean up its toxic
waste.

 

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