Source: Adam Wagner and Brian Murphy, NEWS & OBSERVER, 10/1/19


Several opponents of deregulating coal ash with North Carolina ties spoke at a public hearing in Northern Virginia Wednesday, urging the Environmental Protection Agency to reject a proposal that would loosen restrictions on how much coal ash can be used in construction projects and alter how piles of the material could be managed. “Until the government can prove that this coal ash is safe in our water, soil and air, and that it is not responsible for any cancers or illnesses in each of these towns across the country, environmental rollbacks should not even be considered,” said former Mooresville resident Susan Wind, whose teenage daughter was diagnosed with thyroid cancer more than two years ago.

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