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Articles in regional publications that pertain to a wide range of North Carolina-related topics.

Heart of Coal

Record #:
21840
Author(s):
Abstract:
On February 2, 2014, a storage pond at a retired Duke Energy coal-fired power plant in Eden poured over 2.35 million gallons of toxic water and about 39,000 tons of coal ash into the Dan River. It was the third-largest coal-ash spill in the nation's history. Martin recounts events before and after the spill. A map locates the fourteen sites where Duke Energy stores 106 million tons of coal-ash; some plants are active and some are retired. Cleaning up the coal-ash ponds could cost customers over $1 billion.
Source:
Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 34 Issue 4, Apr 2014, p50-59, il, map