Something most of the news media hasn't mentioned yet...

[Archae]

North and South Carolina's coal ash and hog shit dumps, will be washed into rivers due to Florence.

https://www.mediamatters.org/blog/2018/09/13/Heres-a-Hurricane-Florence-environmental-justice-story-that-media-outlets-need-to-tell/221293

[PJMcK]

1. Things that wouldn't happen if we had a real EPA (n/t)

[blondebanshee]

2. Today's Democracy Now

spoke with Naeema Muhammad organizing co-director for the North Carolina Environmental Justice Network and Will Hendrick, staff attorney with the Waterkeeper Alliance.
[link:https://www.democracynow.org/2018/9/13/nc_lagoons_hold_billions_of_gallons|

Big Coal Put Toxic Coal Ash in Unlined Dirt Ponds—Now a Hurricane is Heading Directly Toward Them

[babylonsister]

3. Pierce was all over this yesterday...

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211125350

[sheshe2]

4. Actually

I did see a report about it on CNN. However, I do wish they would cover it more.

[pretzel4gore]

5. there's a nuke plant down there too

i recall a story about some anti nuke activists who were able to get right up to the waste dump maybe in book by paul theroux

[dixiegrrrrl]

6. It's in the news.

Lots of news soorces on Twitter. reuters, etc.