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February 19, 2014

Report: Coal Ash Blankets Bottom of Dan River After Duke Spill 
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Federal wildlife officials are warning coal ash from a spill by Duke
Energy has blanketed the bottom of North Carolina's Dan River. The U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service said it had discovered a mound of toxic sludge
in the river that stretched about 75 feet long and up to five feet deep.
Coal ash was found up to 70 miles away from the spill site. The report
came a day after state environmental regulators and a Duke Energy
executive told North Carolina state lawmakers that the spill does not
pose an immediate threat to public health.

 

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