Massive Coal Ash Spill Chokes North Carolina River as EPA Considers Waste Rules

Mike Ludwig @ Truthout - A ruptured Duke Energy pipe in Eden, North Carolina, caused the release of up to 82,000 tons of toxic coal ash and 27 million gallons of contaminated water into the Dan River. "The ecological disaster that is unleashed here is going to play out in the order of months, if not years," said Matt Wasson of Appalachian Voices.  Read more.