Another Coal-Ash Spill Reported at Duke Site in North Carolina
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A Duke Energy Corp. coal ash landfill that was damaged by Tropical Storm Florence has suffered further damage, federal officials said Monday.
Similar to an incident that occurred Saturday at Duke’s Sutton Power Plant site, near Wilmington, North Carolina, the spill occurred when a portion of the landfill’s wall eroded, said Reggie Cheatham, the Environmental Protection Agency’s, director of the Office of Emergency Management. It was unknown how much of the toxic substance was released in the spill but it is under investigation, Cheatham told reporters on a conference call.