Yet again, Gov. McCrory's state government
fails to reassure.
N.C. environmental officials now confirm arsenic levels in the Dan River exceeded state standards for at least two days following the coal ash spill a week ago from a shuttered Duke Energy plant.
The N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources says it made an error when it indicated Thursday that the arsenic levels in the Dan River downstream from the spill were within state standards on Monday and Tuesday.
Was the NC DENR trying to bury the news? Consider the lead sentence from its Friday
press release,
announcing the failed tests.
All but four of the 34 water quality parameters analyzed as part
of water testing near this week’s coal ash spill in the Dan River meet
regulated levels for protection of human health and aquatic life, the
N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources reported Friday
evening.
And, as they say, four out of 34 ain't so bad.
