The resources provided here are for communities working with NC WARN on the “frontline,” in close proximity to coal ash dumps or areas that may be targeted as future waste sites. Feel free to print, post and share in any way to help educate and organize your community around the fight for responsible coal ash cleanup from Duke Energy.
Fact Sheets
Map of coal ash dumps in NC and the negative health impacts of coal ash
NC WARN coal ash bill critique
Duke Energy’s rate-rigging scheme
Summary of opinion poll results on coal ash cleanup
App Voices coal ash bill statement
Southern Environmental Law Center coal ash bill fact sheet
Flyers
Connecting the dots on Duke Energy’s damage to our health, wallets, and the planet
Articles
“McCrory won’t sign coal ash bill but will let it become law” — John Downey, Charlotte Business Journal, September 9, 2014
“NC Lawmakers cannot kick Duke’s ash can down the road” — Op-ed by NC WARN Director Jim Warren, The News & Observer, June 8, 2014
“Coal ash pond failure here could be four times worse for Kinston, Neuse River” — Wes Wolfe, Kinston.com, March 16, 2014
“Goldsboro keeps wary eye on upstream coal ash ponds” — Laura Leslie, WRAL News, February 27, 2014