Press Releases
- ACT responds to the possible collusion between Duke and UNC-Charlotte
- ACT Against Coal Ash responds to the filtration standards on the anniversary or HB630
- ACT Against Coal Ash calls for aid on the two-year anniversary of the bottled water program
- ACT Against Coal Ash responds to Duke Energy “Goodwill Package”
- Many Still Drinking Contaminated Water as State Officials Attack Public Health Scientist
- ACT Against Coal Ash responds to the DHHS rescinding do not drink letters
- ACT Against Coal Ash invite Gov. McCrory to dinner
- ACT Against Coal Ash responds to the coal ash impoundment classifications
- ACT Against Coal Ash announces statewide alliance
- ACT Against Coal Ash reacts to HB360
N.C. Coal Ash in the News
- Rep. Pricey Harrison, “The Coal Ash Money Train–North Carolina’s Poisoned Democracy,” Huffington Post (March 16, 2016)
- Bertrand M. Gutiérrez, “By lifting do-not-drink warning, state water and health regulators choose 1 in 700 cancer risk,” Winston Salem Journal (March 22, 2016)
- Mark Binker, “McCrory shuts down coal ash commission” WRAL News: NC Capitol (March 17, 2016)
- Sue Sturgis, “N.C.’s coal ash-poisoned wells: a harbinger for problems ahead in other states?” Facing South (April 1, 2016)
- NCEJN, “EJ Indicators: People of Color–Environmental Justice and Coal Ash concerns near Sutton Steam Station in Wilmington, NC” (2014)
Information about Coal Ash in N.C.
- Timeline of coal ash in N.C.
- Read about DEQ’s proposed classifications for coal ash impoundments across the state
- Read about the history of coal ash in N.C. including the Dan River Spill, the passing of the Coal Ash Management Act, and more at Appalachian Voices Coal Ash Blog
- View Southeast Coal Ash’s Interactive map of coal ash sites
- Duke Energy’s Groundwater Studies
- DEQ Map of Contaminated Drinking Water Wells
- DEQ Coal Ash Site Prioritization FAQ
- DEQ Well Water Testing Information
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Find out more about Coal Ash
- Watch a preview of the upcoming national documentary, Coal Ash Chronicles, by Charlotte based investigative reporter, Rhiannon Fionn
- Watch Belews Creek Residents for Coal Ash Cleanup video, At What Cost?
- Watch Vice News Video on Coal Ash, featuring North Carolina residents
- Read the Earth Justice report on Coal Ash water pollution and air pollution
- Read the Physicians for Social Responsibility report on Coal Ash