2nd Pipe Leaking At Dan River Coal Waste Dump; Same Day Duke Announces 58% Q4 Net Profit Spike

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RALEIGH, N.C. - North Carolina officials said Tuesday that groundwater containing unsafe levels of arsenic apparently leaching from a Duke Energy coal ash dump is still pouring into the Dan River, which is already contaminated from a massive Feb. 2 spill.

The state Department of Environment and Natural Resources ordered Duke to stop the flow of contaminated water coming out a pipe that runs under a huge coal ash dump at its Eden power plant. A nearby pipe at the same dump collapsed without warning two weeks ago, coating the bottom of the Dan River with toxic ash as far as 70 miles downstream.

State regulators expressed concern five days ago that the second pipe could fail, triggering a new spill. The water coming out of that pipe contains poisonous arsenic at 14 times the level considered safe for human contact, according to test results released by the state on Tuesday.

"We are ordering Duke Energy to eliminate this unauthorized discharge immediately," said Tom Reeder, director of the N.C. Division of Water Resources.

Ed. - Ooo-OOO-oooh! Tough!

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http://www.godanriver.com/news/coal-ash/toxins-leaking-from-second-pipe/article_e52a0c98-98fa-11e3-9507-0017a43b2370.html

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1. 'Precious Pat' McCrory is losing it over this. He knows he'll finally be exposed ala Chris Christie.

Keep the pressure up on this gang of fascist criminals.