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North Carolina Regulators Missed Crack in Duke Coal Ash Dam
2014-03-28 05:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Photos taken earlier this month show North Carolina regulators apparently failed to notice a large crack opening in an earthen dam holding back millions of tons of Duke Energy's coal ash near the Cape Fear River. State Department of Environment and Natural Resources spokesman Jamie Kritzer says inspectors visited Duke's Cape Fear Plant on March 11 and 18, but did not see the crack. Aerial photos taken March 10 by the environmental group WaterKeeper Alliance show the crack clearly marked by metal...
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Coal Ash Spill Leaves Most North Carolina Voters Craving Stronger Environmental Leadership
2014-03-26 18:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: After polling North Carolina voters for three days, the Sierra Club and Hart Research Associates concluded that residents lack confidence in their state leaders after Duke Energys coal ash spill in February. Nearly three-quarters of voters say the incident makes them want stronger regulations and enforcement from future candidates, and the results show no difference along partisan lines. As Hart began conducting the survey on March 10, the Waterkeeper Alliance flew over the Duke Energy Cape...
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Sierra Club Poll Finds Support for Coal Ash Rules in North Carolina
2014-03-26 05:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: In the wake of a February incident that caused coal ash from a Duke Energy Corp. plant to flow into the Dan River, the Sierra Club released a poll Tuesday showing the states residents want officials to do more to protect the environment the pollutant. The poll, commissioned by the Sierra Club and completed by Hart Research Associates, showed that a strong majority of North Carolina residents want regulations to prevent coal ash spills. Majorities of North Carolina residents also think the state...
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Virginia Has 11 Coal Ash Ponds Along Rivers
2014-03-19 23:06:08| Waste Management - Topix.net
North Carolina is not the only state with unlined coal ash ponds. Virginia has 11 of them right next to several bodies of water.
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North Carolina coal ash investigation widens as grand jury convenes
2014-03-18 13:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: A federal grand jury planned to convene on Tuesday as part of a widening criminal investigation triggered by the massive Duke Energy coal ash spill that coated 70 miles of the Dan river with toxic sludge. The session at the federal courthouse in Raleigh comes as environmental groups amp up pressure on regulators and lawmakers to force Duke to clean up the leaky, unlined ash pits polluting North Carolinas waterways. Prosecutors have issued at least 23 grand jury subpoenas to Duke executives and...
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