Floodwaters Swamp Toxic Coal Ash Dump in NC

September 24, 2018

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Toxic coal ash from Duke Energy’s L.V. Sutton power plant in Wilmington,NC flowed into the Cape Fear River this past week-end when rising floodwaters from Hurricane Florence overwhelmed the storage basin. Read more …

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