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There are no federal safeguards to protect our communities from toxic coal ash pollution full of mercury and arsenic.
Ash from coal-burning power plants is full of toxic heavy metals like arsenic, lead, and mercury -- and coal companies just dump it in pits and ponds with no plan for safe disposal or cleanup.
UPDATE: The State of North Carolina has announced that it will work with the EPA to pursue enforcement actions against Duke Energy for violating the Clean Water Act. Duke's spill of coal ash into the Dan River is just the latest example of the danger of toxic coal ash. Now is the time to show the EPA that all Americans deserve to be protected from toxic coal waste -- before another spill like the…
Duke Energy is the biggest energy company in America, with coal waste sites in six states -- including the one that spilled its toxic contents into the Dan River this February. The EPA has rated ten of these coal ash sites, including the one on the Dan River, as being "high hazard." Duke has known about the problems with their coal ash ponds for years but done nothing to significantly clean…
Environmental Protection Since 1892, the Sierra Club has been working to protect communities, wild…Read More
All too often, governors and state agencies can't or won't protect our communities from toxic coal waste. That's why it's so important that…Read More
Place, Anakiwa, NZ. Star sign Cancer = Water sign. Kayaker since 1939. Not now, too stiff. This water is calm 'tho I've been on waters that…Read More
This New York Times articles shows why we need tough, enforceable, national safeguards against toxic waste like coal ash.
For six days in February, toxic coal ash gushed into North Carolina's Dan River, turning the water into gray sludge for miles. Coal ash…Read More
Unless we let Big Corporations know that we will not stand for corruption, That is exactly what will continue to take place. Make them…Read More