[ad_1] Duke Energy said Saturday night that heavy rains in Florence caused the collapse of a slope in a coal ash dump at a closed power plant near the North Carolina coast. …
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[ad_1] By MICHAEL BIESECKER, Associated Press Duke Energy said Saturday night that heavy rains in Florence caused the collapse of a slope in a coal ash dump at a closed power plant …
Read More »Potential spill of coal ash at the Duke Energy plant in Wilmington
[ad_1] Hurricane Florence's historic rains eroded a landfill, likely leaving coal ash reaching Sutton Lake at Sutton's Wilmington power station, Duke Energy said on Saturday. Sutton Lake is a cooling pond that …
Read More »Scott Pruitt, former E.P.A. Chef, is in discussion for his next job: coal consultant
[ad_1] Separately on Wednesday, the E.P.A. released a long-deferred financial disclosure report for Mr. Pruitt for 2017. This period includes the time Mr. Pruitt was living in a Capitol Hill condominium that …
Read More »Florence could flood hog manure pits, coal ash dumps
[ad_1] FILE – On September 24, 1999, employees of Murphy Family Farms with friends and neighbors float a group of dead pigs on a flooded road at Rabon Maready Farm, near Beulaville, …
Read More »It would take a US-size forest to offset our coal emissions (VIDEO)
[ad_1] Our forests are carbon sinks, areas that help reduce the total amount of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere. Some scientists – and even state governments – have proposed planting more forests …
Read More »Black Lung Rate Reaches 25-Year High in Appalachian Coal Mines States: NPR
[ad_1] In the central Appalachians, the black lung rate of miners working for at least 25 years in the underground industry is the highest in a quarter of a century. Don Klumpp …
Read More »Study examines ways to control the breathing of coal miners
[ad_1] A new report examines how coal dust inhaled by miners is regulated by health and safety authorities with an increase in cases of severe black lung disease in the Appalachians. and …
Read More »Trump move to save coal, nuclear power could cost Michigan residents
[ad_1] The Belle River Power Plant of DTE Energy Co. in East China Township was founded in 1984 and will run on coal until at least 2030, says the company.(Photo: DTE Energy) …
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