One Day, Two Big Victories!
Yesterday we got great news on two efforts MountainTrue has been leading the way on for years: coal ash and the I-26 connector. The Department of Environmental Quality announced that all of Duke Energy’s coal ash in Western North Carolina will be cleaned up and moved away from our Broad and French Broad Rivers. Additionally, the NC Department of Transportation chose our preferred final plan for the I-26 expansion through Asheville that minimizes impacts to the environment and neighborhoods. Here’s a roundup of MountainTrue’s official statements and related news on these victories: