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Video: Tweak to N.C law protected Duke Energy's coal ash pits

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Duke Energy President Paul Newton (center) escorted N.C. Gov. Pat McCrory to the scene of a coal ash spill from a Duke Energy facility along the Dan River in Eden on Thursday.

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Duke Energy President Paul Newton (center) escorted N.C. Gov. Pat McCrory to the scene of a coal ash spill from a Duke Energy facility along the Dan River in Eden on Feb. 6.

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