Duke Energy, a power holding company based in North
Carolina that is under federal investigation for unlawfully spilling toxic
waste into the Dan River in N.C., has just released wastewater last week from
a second site that is thought to be an illegal act by state regulators. These state
regulators have claimed that Duke Energy has violated water pollution laws in 6
different sites by spilling coal ash, from burning coal that makes electricity,
into the water. Although critics have claimed that the company has “an overly
cozy relationship with state regulators,” the state environmental agency has
responded by calling for tougher regulations of coal ash. In response to this,
Duke Energy has said this month that it will move coal ash from several sites
away from public water, and will remove water from ash ponds within 24-36 months.
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