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Danville official: Information ‘sketchy’ when spill reported
- Staff and wire reports
- Feb 5, 2014
- Feb 5, 2014 Updated Feb 6, 2014
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The ash-colored water of the Dan River in Danville, Va., on Wednesday.
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Updated 12:52 a.m.
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Coal ash flows into the Dan River in Eden from a Duke Energy coal ash pond. A stormwater pipe broke underneath the unlined pond, allowing the …
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The ash-colored water of the Dan River in Danville, Va., on Wednesday.
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