For years, environmental groups have alleged that the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has been too lax when it comes to Duke Energy’s pollution of North Carolina waterways. The “cozy” relationship between Duke Energy and DENR has only gotten cozier since Governor Pat McCrory, a former Duke Energy executive himself, took office. … Continue reading
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The lowdown (and I do mean low) on the Duke Energy Coal Ash Spill.
Enough coal ash to fill 73 Olympic-sized swimming pools spews into Dan River. Where to begin…there’s so much to report in this big mess. On February 3, Duke Energy announced that a drainage pipe under the 27-acre coal ash pit at their Dan River plant in Eden, North Carolina had broken and was discharging coal … Continue reading