It’s been two years since the toxic spill in the Dan River, and coal-ash pits are still leaking. These pits are contaminating drinking water across North Carolina. State regulators classify many of these pits as high-risk and some families across North Carolina are still drinking bottled water for the sake of their health.
Now if the McCrory administration gets its way, the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality will allow Duke Energy to go on dumping many more millions of gallons of toxic coal ash into North Carolina’s rivers and streams. If this policy is enacted, safe drinking water will be a thing of the past in North Carolina.
It’s time for the Department of Environmental Quality to stand up for people and the environment, not polluters.
Sign your name to tell the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality that you OPPOSE the agency’s proposal to permit dumping more pollution into our waterways.Hello,
I am writing to oppose the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's proposal to permit more pollution to flow into our waterways.
It's been two years since the toxic spill in the Dan River, but coal-ash pits are still leaking. The Dan River spill showed us just how dangerous coal ash is – people across the state are still drinking bottled water to protect their health. It is irresponsible to allow Duke Energy to continue polluting our waterways with toxic coal ash.
Put North Carolina’s health and our environment ahead of polluters. Don't give Duke Energy permits to continue dumping toxic coal ash in our rivers and streams.
Sincerely,
[Your Name Here]
