Environmental Group Claims Carcinogenic Contaminents in Private Well Water Near Retired Duke Plant
Coal ash waste from a retired Duke Energy plant is being connected to contaminated well water in Rowan County.
Coal ash waste from a retired Duke Energy plant is being connected to contaminated well water in Rowan County.
Duke Energy is adding a new element to dealing with its coal ash basins.
It's been three weeks since Duke Energy announced that a major pipe leak was causing thousands of gallons of toxic coal ash to empty into the Dan River. The incident in Rockingham County is estimated to be the third-largest coal ash spill in the nation's history.
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State and federal environmental officials are continuing their investigations of a coal ash spill into the Dan River in Rockingham County.