US investigates NC environment agency

[jsr]

Last edited Thu Feb 13, 2014, 01:04 PM - Edit history (1)

Source: Associated Press

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Federal authorities have launched an investigation into North Carolina's environmental agency following a massive coal ash spill on the Dan River.

The U.S. Attorney's Office has issued a grand jury subpoena requesting records from the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources. They include emails, memos and reports from 2010 to the Feb. 2 spill.

The spill occurred at a 27-acre Duke Energy coal ash pond, spewing up to 82,000 tons of coal ash mixed with 27 million gallons of contaminated water into the waterway.

The spill, discovered by a security guard, is the third-largest in U.S. history.

Read more: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_COAL_ASH_SPILL_NORTH_CAROLINA?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

[supernova]

1. Bring. It. On.

[blm]

2. link not working

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[Triana]

3. Here's the story from Bloomberg

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2014-02-05/officials-investigate-coal-ash-spill-in-nc

[alp227]

5. BigStory link

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/apnewsbreak-us-investigates-nc-environment-agency

[Fred Sanders]

4. Go get them, Mr. Holder, and the banks and the corrupt campaign finance and voter suppression

laws hatched by the ruthless right wing.....they are all worthy of attention.

[alp227]

6. Charlotte Observer article

Grand jury investigates coal ash spill

The Raleigh News & Observer also reports: NC tells downstream users not to touch polluted Dan River water or eat the fish

[valerief]

7. I wonder how much money the US will award Duke for the spill.

Cuz today perpetrators are rewarded.

[MynameisBlarney]

8. Good!

Rake their corrupt asses over the the damn coals.

[JDPriestly]

9. We spend billions to fight terrorism and let our industry destroy lives with their polluting.

That makes no sense.

[NCarolinawoman]

10. You made my day!!!