Millions of cubic yards of dangerous coal waste imperil North Carolina water. RALEIGH, North Carolina — More than 133 million cubic yards of coal ash at North Carolina coal-fired power plants, with 40.2 million cubic yards at the Duke Energy’s Roxboro plant alone, could more seriously impact local waterways after the … [continued]
Washington, D.C. — Today, Donald Trump’s administration took direct aim at the health and lives of hundreds of American communities, announcing plans to gut critical protections against deadly coal ash pollution — one of the most toxic industrial waste streams in the country. Coal ash contains a toxic brew of … [continued]
Public Health Cannot Wait Almost Three Years Today, Donald Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency gave a group of polluters a 33-month extension to clean up coal ash dump sites. This is twice as long an extension as what the EPA had proposed last year. According to the Sierra Club’s Trump Coal Pollution Dashboard, … [continued]
Washington, D.C. — Today, seven environmental and consumer advocacy groups filed rehearing requests after Donald Trump’s Department of Energy unlawfully invoked Section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act and forced two coal power plants in Indiana to stay online after their planned retirements. The seven groups include Sierra Club, Environmental Law and … [continued]
The EPA intends to modify the rules and regulations regarding coal ash storage to save utility companies money.
A collapsed coal-ash impoundment and closed power plant at Duke Energy's Dan River Steam Station in Eden, North Carolina. Credit: EPA
The new administration is hell bent on insulating utility companies from responsibility for cleaning up their coal ash mess.
Four final rules deliver on the Biden-Harris Administration’s day-one commitment to lead on climate action and to protect all communities from pollution WASHINGTON — Today, April 25, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a suite of final rules to reduce pollution from fossil fuel-fired power plants in order to protect … [continued]
Rising temperatures threaten communities along the river.
The coal ash problem will continue to bedevil the “clean coal” label, regardless of whether or not utilities reduce carbon emissions.
North Carolina has ordered Duke Energy to excavate existing coal ash pits and transfer the contents to lined containment areas to limit groundwater pollution.The question now is, who should pay the clean up costs, the company or its customers?
