Action Expired
We’re building a movement to hold Duke Energy accountable for their coal ash pollution.
On Oct. 14, community members joined the Broad River Alliance and three other MountainTrue Riverkeepers for a paddle protest in front of Duke’s power plant in Cliffside, NC. Sign our petition below to keep the heat on and show Duke that North Carolina’s citizens will not tolerate their toxic pollution of our waterways.
Duke Energy’s coal ash pits at the Cliffside Power Plant (James E. Rogers Energy Complex) are polluting the Broad River and its tributaries with toxic heavy metals. There are two coal ash ponds right next to the Broad River that contain 7.5 million tons of toxic coal ash. Contaminated water from these ponds seeps into the river and pollutes the groundwater. The dams that hold back these ash basins are rated as high hazard risks, meaning that if they broke there would almost certainly be a loss of life. Despite the fact that Duke Energy has a lined landfill on site capable of handling all their toxic coal from these ponds, they refuse to do the right thing. Tell Duke Energy to clean up their mess!
We’ll bring your signatures to Governor Roy Cooper to represent citizen voices on the coal ash issue.
