Coal « Clean Water for North Carolina

NC Seeks Public Input on Plans to Accelerate Draining of Coal Ash Basins

Comment on a consent agreement between Duke Energy and NC regulators!

The NC Division of Water Resources has released a draft “Special Order by Consent” or “SOC” for three Duke Energy power plants – Marshall (Catawba County), Allen (Gaston County) and Cliffside (Cleveland/Rutherford Counties). This agreement requires Duke to speed up the timeline for draining water from coal ash basins at these facilities – a necessary step to close them and should stop some of . . . → Read More: NC Seeks Public Input on Plans to Accelerate Draining of Coal Ash Basins

ACT Against Coal Ash Response to Passage of House Bill 630

Clean Water for North Carolina stands with our friends and partners who are living with or threatened by toxic coal ash in North Carolina, in deep dismay at the passage of House Bill 630 by lawmakers in June 2016. State leaders created one set of rules, then changed the rules mid-way through to give Duke Energy the advantage. This was a major disservice to the residents and waters of North Carolina. We will continue to . . . → Read More: ACT Against Coal Ash Response to Passage of House Bill 630

Senate coal ash benefits Duke Energy, betrays public

Ask your state Representative to vote NO on House Bill 630. Look them up by county here.

House Bill 630, the compromise the NC Senate struck with Governor McCrory’s office on coal ash, is a betrayal of the thousands of residents near Duke Energy’s coal fired power plants who called for full, swift cleanup of leaking coal ash dumps during fourteen public hearings in March and through written comments to the Dept. of Environmental Quality! . . . → Read More: Senate coal ash benefits Duke Energy, betrays public

Residents impacted by coal ash respond to DEQ announcement on cleanup

Join us for a press conference & rally 1PM, Thursday, May 19 200 Blount St., Raleigh (sidewalk across from the Governor’s Mansion)

You’re invited! Neighbors of Duke Energy’s coal ash ponds and their allies will hold a press conference in Raleigh to respond to the Department of Environmental Quality’s classifications for cleaning up coal ash ponds across the state, released today. Residents will also respond to the recent news that Governor McCrory, the Department of . . . → Read More: Residents impacted by coal ash respond to DEQ announcement on cleanup