Thanks to our member Steve for sharing his Letter to the Editor in Monday’s Charlotte Observer with us! Steve is the current chapter chair for the NC Sierra Club. He’s also chronicled Charlotte’s amazing outdoor art work. 

DEQ gave itself a political out on ash

In response to “Duke Energy must dig up ash, at least for now” (May 19):

It’s easy to read between the lines of the Department of Environmental Quality’s decision that Duke Energy must excavate all coal ash ponds, but that this decision should be revisited in 18 months.

If former Duke employee Gov. Pat McCrory is re-elected and his appointees continue to lead DEQ, we can be sure that the decision to excavate will be reversed and most of the hazardous coal ash will remain on site to threaten our water.

Steve Copulsky, Charlotte