Waterkeeper Alliance, North Carolina Riverkeepers, and local residents reacted with shock and outrage to the announcement from Duke Energy yesterday that the company had completed clean-up work on the Dan River following the massive February 5th coal ash spill in Eden, North Carolina.
“This is what taking responsibility looks like to Duke Energy.”
After hearing the news of the “completed” cleanup from Duke Energy, Waterkeeper Alliance staff attorney, Pete Harrison, headed straight to Eden, NC, the site of the spill, to see the river for himself and take samples of the remaining coal ash.
“They say they’ve completed the cleanup of the Dan River and I think it’s more accurate to say they’ve stopped cleaning up the Dan River,” said Harrison.
ABC News interviewed Pete and local residents. Click here to read the full article from ABC11 or watch the full report below: