Conservation groups claim that Duke Energy is illegally discharging toxic metals and other pollutants into ground- and surface-water at its Mayo coal-fired power plant in Roxboro, N.C. (Roanoke River Basin Ass’n v. Duke Energy Progress, LLC, M.D.N.C., 1:16-cv-607, 6/13/16).
According to a June 13 lawsuit filed by the Southern Environmental Law Center on behalf of the Roanoke River Basin Association, the contamination is coming from 6.9 million tons of coal ash stored in an unlined, leaking pit at the facility. The leaks are ongoing, illegal discharges that violate the Clean Water Act, the groups alleged.
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