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Demand Duke Energy Clean Up Dirty Coal Ash Ponds

Duke Energy is the largest utility in the country and powers most of North Carolina.  The company owns 11 coal-fired

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The Division of Water Quality of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources has filed a lawsuit against Duke Energy about the leakage occurring at the coal plant in Asheville, NC and the Riverbend coal plant on Mountain Island Lake.  Recently, Duke Energy and DENR have proposed a settlement to address Riverbend's leaking coal ash lagoons that are polluting groundwater and the…

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Coal ash ponds left behind by Duke Energy are polluting the water of Mountain Island Lake.  Coal ash is formed when coal is burned in boilers that generate steam for power generation. Coal ash pollution contains high levels of toxic heavy metals such as arsenic, lead, and selenium.[1]  Duke energy burned coal at Riverbend for 84 years before closing the plant in April, 2013 due to pressure…

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  • On Lynn Good's First Day as CEO, We Reach Our Goal!

    On her first day, Duke's CEO and President Lynn Good is being asked by North Carolina residents to quit coal and nuclear power and invest in clean, renewable energy, like wind and solar. She is inheriting many issues from Jim Rogers, the former CEO and…
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Monica Mariko Embrey
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  • Nov 5, 2013

Coal Ash Pond at Riverbend

Demand Duke Energy Clean Up Dirty Coal Ash Ponds
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Monica Mariko Embrey
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  • Nov 5, 2013

Riverbend Coal Plant Ash Lagoon

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