Toxins leaking from 2nd pipe at NC coal ash dump-Coal ash lines river 70 miles from NC spill site- political cover up? give a listen UPDATE!

Give a listen to this!

Don't drink the water!

I am so glad you made a thread about this. I stumbled upon it on Twitter and was a bit blown away. 5 stars!

Thanks Simple I can't believe they are so lackadaisical it's a poison toxic soup WoW!


[link to www.carolinamercury.com]

"One of the worst of it's kind in US history"

OMG, this is unbelievable. Great coverage/exposure AKO. Five stars and recommend this be pinned.

Hi I-1 Thank You :)

Agree

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Tuesday a massive pile of coal ash about 75 feet long and as much as 5 feet deep has been detected in the river by the site of the Feb. 2 spill. Deposits varying from 5 inches deep to less than 1 inch coated the river bottom across the state line into Virginia and to Kerr Lake, a major reservoir.

Federal authorities expressed concern for what long-term effect the contaminants will have on fish, mussels and other aquatic life.

"The deposits vary with the river characteristics, but the short- and long-term physical and chemical impacts from the ash will need to be investigated more thoroughly, especially with regard to mussels and fish associated with the stream bottom and wildlife that feed on benthic invertebrates," said Tom Augspurger, a contaminants specialist at the federal wildlife agency.

Benthic invertebrates are small animals that live in the sediments of rivers and lakes, such as clams, worms and crustaceans.

The Dan River system in North Carolina and Virginia is home to two federally listed endangered species, the Roanoke logperch fish and the James spinymussel. The river also has another freshwater mussel, the green floater, which is currently being evaluated for protection under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.

Officials said the coal ash is burying aquatic animals and their food. The ash, created when coal is burned to generate electricity, could also clog gill tissues in fish and mussels. The agency said public reports of dead aquatic turtles at two state parks in Virginia had not yet been verified by federal biologists.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has warned that increased flow in the river resulting from last week's snowfall and rain threatens to wash the toxic ash even further downstream. The Dan flows back across into North Carolina before emptying into the Albemarle Sound.

Read more here: [link to www.charlotteobserver.com]

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NC admits mistake, says arsenic topped safe level
North Carolina's environmental agency said Sunday it wrongly declared all test results for the arsenic levels in the Dan River as safe for people after a massive coal ash spill.

A water sample taken Monday, two days after the spill was discovered, was four times higher than the maximum level for people to have prolonged contact, such as swimming, the state Department of Environment and Natural Resources said.

"We made an honest mistake while interpreting the results," state Division of Water Resources director Tom Reeder said in a statement.
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[link to www.wncn.com]

Obama administration probaganda

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Pin please!!!

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Coal ash is pretty harmless.

RSOE.com
they rarely give a level 4 but in this case they did. the toxic dump is bad, lead and other dangerous chemicals are in it.

Investigation Into NC Coal Ash Spill Widens

Federal prosecutors widened their investigation triggered by a massive coal ash spill in North Carolina, demanding reams of documents and ordering nearly 20 state environmental agency employees to testify before a grand jury.

[link to abcnews.go.com]

Yes it's very bad and just the tip of the iceberg more will be revealed

“It will have an immediate impact on the wildlife that was buried by the ash, and long-term there’s 100 percent certainty that there will be an environmental impact, but it’s not clear how far and wide that will be,” said Tiffany Haworth, the head of the Dan River Basin Association. “My concern isn’t only the removal of the ash that has spilled, and the removal from the ash at that (Duke Energy) pond, but the removal of the ash from all other ponds.”

It’s still impossible to know what the environmental impact of the two incidents will be.

[link to america.aljazeera.com]

Thank You

Make or buy a charcoal filtered water attachment then it filters out the water right

Thank you AKO

Not getting any attention because the people on here LOVE COAL- they just love it!

A slurry pond nearly took out 350 private homes where I live, and guess who woulda paid for that?

Not the people who made the money.