Whoopsie! Duke Energy spilled.

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A rupture in the coal ash landfill at the L.V. Sutton Power Station in Wilmington, N.C., allows contaminated gray water to flow toward Sutton Lake, near the Cape Fear River, Sept. 16, 2018.

Concern continues about overflowed animal waste pits, coal ash in Florence flooding

Millions of chickens have died and waste from pigs and coal ash has leaked into floodwaters in North Carolina as authorities work to control environmental threats and stop the spread of any contamination.

But continued high water is keeping state and federal officials from knowing the full extent of the problem.

Officials are most concerned that the coal-burning byproducts, animal waste, and even untreated human sewage in floodwaters could contaminate sources of drinking water.
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- ABC News

Would you like some arsenic, lead, mercury and other heavy metals with your water? No charge!

[PJMcK]

1. Gosh, if only there were a government agency that would attend to such problems

You know, like an agency to protect the environment.

These kinds of problems might be mitigated by some thoughtful and scientific planning.

Alas.

[volstork]

3. No kidding! That would be amazing!

Who could ever create such a thing?

Oh, right: Richard Nixon. A republican. Back when republicans cared about such things...

[gratuitous]

2. Hoocouldanode?

How could anyone have foreseen so much rain from a hurricane? I hope nobody is expecting the owners of these facilities to foot the cost of the clean up of their mess. Isn't this really an act of God? Think of the jobs that could be lost if these companies are on the hook for this. It's not their fault. The only way to pay for this is by cutting social security.