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Cleaning up and moving forward, five years after Dan River spill
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A Lee Enterprises, Incorporated newspaper. Majority shareholder: David Hoffmann, Hoffmann Media Group.
Cleaning up and moving forward, five years after Dan River spill
- Jennifer Fernandez
- Feb 2, 2019
- Feb 2, 2019 Updated Feb 2, 2019
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- 6 min to read
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Dan River station site map 2019
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Duke Energy coal-fired plants in North Carolina
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What is coal ash?
Coal ash make-up
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How failed Dan River coal ash basin pipe got into the river
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5 years after Dan River coal ash spill, Duke Energy close to finishing state-mandated cleanup at site
On this fifth anniversary of the spill, we take a look back at what caused it and where the cleanup stands today.
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How big was the Dan River spill?
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A look at the 2014 Dan River coal ash spill
Dan River station site map 2019
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