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A Lee Enterprises, Incorporated newspaper. Majority shareholder: David Hoffmann, Hoffmann Media Group.
Regulators lacked resources
- By Taft Wireback
- Mar 16, 2014
- Mar 16, 2014
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Shortly after the Feb. 2 coal ash leak into the Dan River, Matt Wasson of Appalachian Voices shows what the river bottom looked like before (right) and after the spill.
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When federal investigators review years of reports they have subpoenaed from the N.C. Utilities Commission, they’ll likely be struck by the many times Duke Energy and state officials missed opportunities to prevent the recent Dan River coal ash spill.
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Shortly after the Feb. 2 coal ash leak into the Dan River, Matt Wasson of Appalachian Voices shows what the river bottom looked like before (right) and after the spill.
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