Appalachian Voices: Coal Ash Facility in Wayne County, N.C. Triggers Community Concern
October 27, 2020
October 27, 2020
BOONE, North Carolina, Oct. 27 -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release:
The H. F. Lee coal-fired power plant in Wayne County, North Carolina was retired by Duke Energy in September 2012, after burning coal for more than 60 years. For that time, the community of Goldsboro and the rural areas that surround it were exposed to dangerous, air-borne particulate matter that causes heart and lung disease as well as cancer. Those who live near and around pollution emitting fo . . .
The H. F. Lee coal-fired power plant in Wayne County, North Carolina was retired by Duke Energy in September 2012, after burning coal for more than 60 years. For that time, the community of Goldsboro and the rural areas that surround it were exposed to dangerous, air-borne particulate matter that causes heart and lung disease as well as cancer. Those who live near and around pollution emitting fo . . .