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As NC Falters, Local Governments Support Coal Ash Cleanup

This guest post -- written by Amy Adams, North Carolina Campaign Coordinator for Appalachian Voices --originally appeared on the Front Porch blog on June 20, 2014 and can be viewed here.  Last…

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Pressure Mounts for Duke Energy Coal Ash Cleanup

Since the Dan River coal ash disaster began, North Carolina seems to have become the epicenter in the fight to clean up coal ash dumpsites. All eyes are on Duke Energy and…

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Burying the evidence and our heads: North Carolina deletes climate docs

I don't know about you, but I've really found the breaking news on climate change assaulting and terrifying lately. Headlines like "Climate Change: ‘Abrupt,’ Unpredictable,’ ‘Irreversible’ and ‘Highly Damaging'" have frequented my…

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Coal Ash Gets Its Day In Court

As predicted in our last blog post on the Dan River coal ash disaster, the repercussions of this tragic event continue to make daily news. While environmental and community advocacy groups have…

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Dan River Disaster Recap Timeline

Having trouble keeping track of all the developments since the Dan River disaster began over a month ago? We continue to be amazed that the coal ash spill and subsequent developments have…

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Dan River spill spurs major ash clean up orders

Over a month has passed since a broken stormwater pipe under coal ash lagoons at Duke Energy's retired Dan River power station began spewing 140,000 tons of toxic waste into the Dan River*.…

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No More Sweetheart Coal Ash Deals

While old-fashioned romance might go over well with your sweetie this Valentine's day, old-fashioned coal ash dumps scattered across the Southeast need to go. The recent Dan River coal ash spill once…