On February 2, a busted stormwater pipe at the Dan River Steam Station, dormant since 2012, dumped between 50 and 80 thousand tons of coal ash and between 24 and 27 thousand gallons of water into the Dan River, according to the EPA. Duke Energy has filled a section of the busted pipe with concrete grout, tested on February 8. They discovered that the busted pipe, “which was … [Read more...]
Belews Creek Coal-Ash Pollution
The North Carolina Department of the Environment and Natural Resources is getting involved in the most recent of several lawsuits driven by seven North Carolina conservation groups against power plants owned by Duke Energy, the largest electric power holding company in the United States. This one involves a coal-fired power plant in Belews Creek, NC. The waste generated from … [Read more...]
Chinese Water Governance (or lack thereof)
More than ever, increased population and contamination within China has endangered citizens’ access to safe drinking water. Increasingly, pollution from more than 1,700 toxic chemical spills a year and insufficient sewage systems has polluted nearly all major rivers within China and more than 90% of all groundwater (according to a study conducted by the Ministry of … [Read more...]