Public notice on coal ash spill took too long, activists say By Amanda Lehmert Feb 7, 2014 Feb 7, 2014 Updated Jan 25, 2021 0 1 of 3 Workers at the site of a broken pipe that led to a coal ash spill from Duke Energy facility along the Dan River in Eden on Feb. 6. H. SCOTT HOFFMANN / News & Recor Winston-Salem Journal State Rep. Pricey Harrison, D-Greensboro Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By Amanda Lehmert GREENSBORO — Twenty-six hours.kAm%92E’D 9@H =@?8 :E E@@< sF<6 t?6C8J E@ E6== C6D:56?ED E92E 2 E@I:4 DEC62> @7 4@2= 2D9 H2D 7=@H:?8 5@H? E96 s2? #:G6C]k^AmkAmqJ E96?[ E96 H2E6C E92E =624965 7C@> 2 4@2= 2D9 A@?5 H@F=5 92G6 2=C625J C624965 s2?G:==6[ '2][ a_ >:=6D 5@H? E96 C:G6C]k^AmkAm{682==J DA62<:?8[ E96 4@>A2?J >6E :ED AF3=:4 ?@E:7:42E:@? 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Protesters rally outside Duke Energy, demand clean up after spill Protesters rally outside Duke Energy in Charlotte, demand clean up after Dan River spill. busted pipe graphic 020614 Danville River spill water map 020614 Dan River coal ash spill photos 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 … Watch Now: Related Video Apollo astronauts brought these items to the moon's surface NATO members boost defence spending to cut reliance on US NATO members boost defence spending to cut reliance on US Trump Targets Big Pharma With 100% Tariff Threat Trump Targets Big Pharma With 100% Tariff Threat World's oldest known tortoise still very much alive despite rumor to the contrary World's oldest known tortoise still very much alive despite rumor to the contrary
Duke Energy's discovery of the Dan River coal ash spill Duke Energy spokeswoman Paige Sheehan explains how company officials learned of the coal ash spill at its closed steam in Eden, N.C.
Protesters rally outside Duke Energy, demand clean up after spill Protesters rally outside Duke Energy in Charlotte, demand clean up after Dan River spill.
Dan River coal ash spill photos 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 …
