There’s a troubling controversy swirling around the quality of drinking water from wells near coal ash ponds. First, the state said it wasn’t safe to drink. Now they say it is. The governor has accused a state scientist of lying and now his boss has resigned saying she can’t work for a department or administration that would deliberately mislead the public So, how safe is our water and can we believe what we’re told?
Guests
Sam Perkins - Catawba Riverkeeper
Michael Tomsic - reporter, WFAE
Erin Culbert - spokesperson, Duke Energy