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DRBA References

• Location of Coal Ash Ponds In Dan River Basin
• DRBA Coal Ash Resolution
• Dan River Coal Ash Site Map
• Dan River Recovery Project
• The Dan River Now
• Sediment Testing Sites, Affected Area, Sample Testing, Test Results, Methods/Limits, Metals Analysis

Publications and Reference Material

• Assessment of Trace-Element Impacts on Agricultural Use of Water from the Dan River Following the Eden Coal Ash Spill
• DEQ Proposed Long-Term Monitoring Plan of the Dan River
• Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration for the Dan River Coal Ash Spill
• 3/12/14 - Duke Energy Letter to NC Governor
• 3/25/14 – Duke Energy Letter to Chairman Finley, NC Utilities Commission
• 3/27/14 – Nathan Cummings Foundation Letter to Philip R. Sharp, Duke Energy Regulatory Policy & Operations Committee
• 4/14/14 – Duke Energy Response Letter to Nathan Cummings Foundation
• 4/30/14 – NC Office of Treasury to Philip Sharp, Duke Energy Regulatory Policy & Operations Committee
• “A White Paper on Environmental Damage from Coal Combustion,” A. Dennis Lemly, Ph.D.
• 2009 EPA Review of the Dan River Steam Station
• 9/4/13 – Duke Energy Ash Ponds EPA Assessment Update 
• Salem College Report
• Appalachian Report
• Dept. of Biology, Salem College Report

Resources and Contacts

• Associated Press
• Duke Energy
• NC Department of Energy & Natural Resources (DENR)
• EPA
• Roanoke River Basin Association
• Virginia Department of Environmental Quality Coal Ash Spill Page
• City of Danville Coal Ash Spill Updates & Information
• 2014 Final Rule: Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals from Electric Utilities (EPA)
• 60 Minutes with Duke Energy CEO Lynn Good (7 Dec 2014)
• Southeast Coal Ash Waste
• State Fact Sheets on Coal Ash (Earth Justice)
• A Strategy to Protect Virginians from Toxic Chemicals (Univ. of Richmond) 
• QuitDay.org: Impact on Oceans, Lakes, Rivers, and Bays

Media Articles (Featuring DRBA)

OCTOBER 2015

• Ball B. 7 Oct 2015. What the state;s coal-ash capitulation to Duke means for the rest of us. Indy Week. [Internet] [cited 2015 Oct 7]. 

SEPTEMBER 2015

• Crane J. 23 Sept 2015. Oil spill to have 'minimal impact' on the Dan River. Danville (VA): Danville Register and Bee. [Internet] [cited 2015 Sept 30].
• 400 gallons of oil spills; some gets into Dan River. 23 Sept 2015. Rockingham Now. [Internet] [cited 2015 Sept 30]. 
• Coal ash, uranium focus of Garden Club of America meeting. 6 Sept 2015. Danville (VA): The Gazette-Virginian. [Internet] [cited 2015 Sept 9]. 
• Wireback T. 2 Sept 2015. Research finds potential radioactive threat in coal ash. Durham (NC): News & Record. [Internet] [cited 2015 Sept 9]. 

JUNE 2015

Szkotak S. 25 June 2015. Virginia OKs $2.5M coal ash spill settlement with Duke. Richmond (VA): The Associated Press. [Internet] [cited 2015 June 30]. 

MAY 2015

Wireback T. 14 May 2015. Duke Energy admits to pattern of negligence with coal ash. Greenville (NC): News & Record. [Internet] [cited 2015 May 18].

Duke pleads guilty to coal ash crimes, agrees to pay $102 million in penalties. 14 May 2015. Greenville (NC): The Associated Press. [Internet] [cited 2015 May 15].

Lawyers expected to finalize plea, fines in Duke Energy coal ash case. 14 May 2015. Greenville (NC): News & Record. [Internet] [cited 2015 May 14]. 

Bragg V. 12 May 2015. Researchers Out at Dan River Researching Coal Ash Effects. Danville (VA): WSET-TV. [Internet] [cited 2015 May 13]. 

Atkin E. 6 May 2015. More North Carolina Residents Warned Of Contaminated Drinking Water. Think Progress. [Internet] [cited 2015 May 7]. 

Cruz VM. 5 May 2015. Forum addresses coal ash concerns. Danville (VA): Register & Bee. [Internet] [cited 2015 May 6].

The Editorial Board. 3 May 2015. Is 'forever' going to mean that? Danville (VA): Register & Bee. [Internet] [cited 2015 May 4]. 

APRIL 2015

Crane J. 29 April 2015. Coal ash landfill called ‘environmentally conscious’. Register & Bee. [Internet] [cited 2015 May 4].

Scannell E. 29 April 2015. Duke Energy to Construct Coal Ash Landfills in Eden, Wilmington. Eden (NC): Time Warner Cable News. [Internet] [cited 2015 May 4]. 

Thibodeau D. 28 April 2015. Basin group continues effort to protect Dan River. Danville (VA): Register & Bee. [Internet] [cited 2015 April 28]. 

Adamson T. 6 April 2015. Duke Energy Agrees to $2.5 Million Settlement, Environmental Agency Not Sure If It's Enough. Danville (VA): WSET. [Internet] [cited 2015 April 7]. 

Henderson B. 3 April 2015. Duke Energy to pay Virginia $2.5 million for Dan River spill. Charlotte Observer. [Internet] [cited 2015 April 7]. 

MARCH 2015

Public comment period opens for proposed coal ash reuse projects. 12 Mar 2015. Raleigh (NC): News & Record. [Internet] [cited 2015 Mar 16]. 

Hodge A. 9 Mar 2015. Anniversary celebrates association’s dedication to waterways. South Boston (VA): The Gazette-Virginian. [Internet] [cited 2015 Mar 11]. 

Duke Energy hires former Clinton counsel in coal-ash defense. 4 Mar 2015. The Times News. [Internet] [cited 2015 Mar 4]. 

Lilly J. 1 Mar 2015. Inside Appalachia: Living with Industrial Spills, Floods and Disasters. Morehead (KY): NPR Network. [Internet][cited 2015 Mar 2]. 

FEBRUARY 2015

Ray K. 18 Feb 2015. Coal Ash Management: Long-Awaited, Still Debated. Appalacian Voices. [Internet] [cited 2015 Feb 18].

We must protect the Dan River. 15 Feb 2015. We must protect the Dan River. Danville Register & Bee. [Internet] [cited 2015 Feb 16]. 

Lamb C. 6 Feb 2015. One year after spill, NC is moving forward on coal ash. Eden (NC): The Daily Tarheel. [Internet][cited 2015 Feb 6]. 

Garber P. 4 Feb 2015. Eden Area Moves Forward Amid Coal Ash Concerns. WFDD-NPR. [Internet][cited 2015 Feb 4]. 

Buckley B. 3 Feb 2015. Bob Buckley looks at 1 year anniversary of coal ash spill. Eden (NC): FOX News 8. [Internet] [cited 2015 Feb 3]. 

Ewing C. 2 Feb 2015. Environmentalists still concerned 1 year after massive coal ash spill. Eden (NC): FOX News 8. [Internet][cited 2015 Feb 3]. 

Reaves A. 2 Feb 2015. 1 year since Dan River: 3 ways to prevent another coal ash disaster. CleanEnergy.org. [Internet][cited 2015 Feb 3]. 

• Wireback T. 2 Feb 2015. Dan River Coal Ash Spill, One Year Later (A Series). Eden (NC): News & Record. [Internet][cited 2015 Feb 3]. 
  • Chapter 1: The day the pipe broke
  • Chapter 2: Where did the ash go?
  • Chapter 3: Coal ash in the water supply
  • Chapter 4: Response to the spill
  • Chapter 5: Stemming the deluge
  • Chapter 6: Regulators and accountability
  • Chapter 7: Anatomy of a spill
  • Chapter 8: The aftermath

• Brown K. 1 Feb 2015. Dan River Coal Ash Spill: Long-Term Impact Unknown. WFDD-NPR. [Internet][cited 2015 Feb 3]. 

JANUARY 2015

On anniversary of coal ash spill, association sets special meeting. 29 Jan 2015. The Gazette Virginian. [Internet] [cited 2015 Feb 2].

Barnhardt M. 11 Jan 2015. An open letter to the Dan River. News & Record. [Internet][cited 2015 Jan 12].

Adamson T. 31 Dec 2014. A Year in Review: Coal Ash Spill in Dan River. Danville (VA): ABC13-WSET TV. [Internet][cited 2015 Jan 5]. 

NOVEMBER 2014

Associated Press Staff. 28 Nov 2014. N.C. committee looks into beneficial uses of coal ash. Charlotte (NC): The Associated Press. [Internet] [cited 2014 Dec 2]. 

Wireback T. 18 Nov 2014. Groups cited the Dan River spill in meetings Monday with federal officials. News & Record. [Internet] [cited 2014 Nov 20]. 

Crane J. 17 Nov 2014. Concerns flow at forum on spill. Danville (VA): Register & Bee. [Internet] [cited 2014 Nov 20].

Echols F. 17 Nov 2014. After The Spill: Coal Ash & The Dan River. Danville (VA): WVTF Public Radio. [Internet] [cited 2014 Nov 20].

Wireback T. 15 Nov 2014. Dan River groups worry about the future. Danville (VA): News & Record. [Internet] [cited 2014 Nov 20].

Thibodeau D. 14 Nov 2014. Impact of coal ash disaster discussed. Danville (VA): Register and Bee. [Internet] [cited 2014 Nov 20].

Wireback T. 14 Nov 2014. Duke to dig up coal ash. Greensboro (NC): News & Record. [Internet] [cited 2014 Nov 20].

Petska A. 13 Nov 2014. James River Association holds community meeting to kick off protection campaign. Lynchburg (VA): News & Advance. [Internet] [cited 2014 Nov 20].

GoDanRiver Staff. 9 Nov 2014. Coal ash impact discussions scheduled. Danville (VA): Danville Register and Bee. [Internet] [cited 2014 Nov 10].

OCTOBER 2014

Wireback T. 28 Oct 2014. Rockingham group seeks help spending $250,000 from Duke Energy. Greensboro (NC): News & Record. 

SEPTEMBER 2014

Ando S. 24 Sept 2014. Duke Energy Creates Water Resources Fund. Danville (VA): Fox News 8. [Internet] {cited 2014 Sept 25]. 

Basin group to clean historic section of the Dan. 11 Sept 2014. South Boston (VA): The Gazette-Virginian. [Internet] [cited 2014 Sept 11]. 

AUGUST 2014

Groups to sue Duke over coal ash. 30 Aug 2014. Winston-Salem Journal. [Internet] [cited 2014 Sept 2]. 

Wireback T. 28 Aug 2014. N.C. official rebuts environmentalists' coal-ash claims. Greensboro (NC): News & Record. [Internet] [cited 2014 Sept 2]. 

Lehmert A, Battaglia D. 25 Aug 2014. Speakers say fracking rules not good enough (videos). Wentworth (NC): News & Record. [Internet] [cited 2014 Aug 28]. 

Wireback T. 25 August 2014. Duke's coal ash warning late, downplayed for N.C. Greensboro (NC): News & Record. [Internet] [cited 2014 Aug 25]. 

Davis J. 22 Aug 2014. Shades of gray: For many, coal ash bill just a first step. Greensboro (NC): News & Record. [Internet] [cited 25 Aug 2014]. 

Butler T. 21 Aug 2014. DRBA’s Tiffany Haworth Named National “Our Hero”: Recognized for Leadership on Coal Ash Spill. Rockingham Update. [Internet] [cited 2014 Aug 21]. 

Lehmart A. 19 Aug 2014. Lawmakers reach compromise on coal ash measure. Raleigh (NC): News & Record. [Internet] [cited 2014 Aug 20]. 

Wireback T. 4 Aug 2014. Is coal ash still a problem? Eden (NC): News & Record. [Internet] [cited 2014 Aug 4]. 

JULY 2014

Battaglia D. 27 July 2014. What spill? Along the Dan River, people just go with the flow. Eden (NC): News & Record. [Internet] [cited 2014 July 28]. 

Moskowitz P. 26 July 2014. Activists pan coal ash cleanup efforts in North Carolina. Aljazeera America. [Internet] [cited 28 July 2014].

Wireback T. Environmentalists: Coal ash layers still evident in Dan River. Greensboro (NC): News & Record. [Internet] [cited 2014 July 24]. 

Lucus D. 20 July 2014. Duke Energy Calls Dan River Cleanup Job Done–With Most Of Coal Ash Still In River. Liberal America. [Internet] [cited 2014 July 21].

JUNE 2014

NC wants Duke Energy to address coal ash dams. 26 June 2014. Raleigh (NC): Associated Press. [Internet] [cited 2014 June 30]. 

Adams A. 20 June 2014. As the state falters, local governments support coal ash cleanup. Appalacian Voices. [Internet] [cited 2014 June 20].

Jarvis C, Murawski J. 16 June 2014. Reactions vary after NC Senate proposes new coal ash plan. Raleigh (NC): News & Observer. [Internet] [cited 2014 June 20]. 

MAY 2014

Braun A. 13 May 2014. Duke Energy begins work to remove large coal ash deposit in Danville. Triad Business Journal. [Internet] [cited 2014 May 19].

Bauerlein V. 6 May 2014. Duke CEO Lynn Good Addresses Coal-Ash Spill. Wall Street Journal. [Internet] [cited 2014 May 6]. 

Sullivan K. 6 May 2014. Court Grants Conservation Groups Participation in NC Coal Ash Cases. Southern Environmental Law Center. [Internet] [cited 2014 May 7]. 

Adamson T. 4 May 2014. Coal Ash Deposits to be Removed Out of Dan River. Danville (VA): ABC-13 WSET. [Internet] [cited 2014 May 5].

Camp J. 3 May 2014. Concerns remain about Dan River after coal ash spill. Rockingham County (NC): ABC 11-WTVD. [Internet] [cited 2014 May 4].

Wireback T. 3 May 2014. Water is pushing and burying coal ash in Dan River. Eden (NC): News & Record. [Internet] [cited 2014 May 5]. 

APRIL 2014

Barron R and Wireback T. 16 April 2014. Gov. McCrory proposes closing, converting 33 coal ash ponds. Greensboro (NC): News & Record. [Internet] [cited 2014 April 17]. 

Gov. McCrory announces plan to close, convert all NC coal ash ponds. 16 April 2014. Fayetteville (NC): The Fayetteville Observer. [Internet] [cited 2014 April 16].

Chae J. 9 April 2014. Duke Energy, Greg Lindquist, and Mary Mattingly. HuffPost Green. [Internet] [cited 2014 April 11]. 

Wireback T. 6 April 2014. Coal ash issue took years to reach breaking point. Greensboro (NC): News & Record. [Internet] [cited 2014 April 6].

MARCH 2014

Mann K. 26 Mar 2014. Public meeting held on coal ash and farming. Rockingham Now. [Internet] [cited 2014 Mar 26]. Available from: http://www.newsadvance.com/rockingham_now/news/eden_reidsville/public-meeting-held-on-coal-ash-and-farming/article_586d9670-b449-11e3-a3ca-0017a43b2370.html
Dan River groups go to court over coal ash cleanup. 25 Mar 2014. Yanceyville (NC): Caswell Messenger. [Internet] [cited 2014 Mar 26]. Available from:http://www.caswellmessenger.com/news/article_6e3966b8-b45e-11e3-ae5d-001a4bcf887a.html

Barron R. 24 Mar 2014. Agriculture experts strategize at coal ash meeting in Wentworth. Greensboro (NC): News & Record. [Internet] [cited 2014 Mar 25]. Available from:http://www.news-record.com/news/article_dfca1f70-b3c3-11e3-866d-0017a43b2370.html
Lee J. 24 Mar 2014. Feds, State Investigate Duke Energy for Illegal Pumping of Coal Ash. Triple Pundit. [Internet] [cited 2014 Mar 26]. Available from: http://www.triplepundit.com/2014/03/feds-state-investigate-duke-energy-illegal-pumping-coal-ash/

Rodriguez J. 24 Mar 2014. Farmers worry about using river water after coal ash spill. Eden (NC): WNCN News. [Internet] [cited 2014 Mar 25]. Available from:http://www.wncn.com/story/25061709/farmers-worry-about-using-river-water-after-coal-ash-spill
Wireback T. 24 Mar 2014. Coal ash could leak from landfills, environmentalists warn. Winston-Salem Journal. [Internet] [cited 2014 Mar 25]. Available from:http://www.journalnow.com/news/local/coal-ash-could-leak-from-landfills-environmentalists-warn/article_6833c303-1e74-5420-97af-55d42069035d.html

Crane J. 22 Mar 2014. Dan River coal-ash pollution angers and worries Virginians. Danville (VA): Danville Register & Bee. [Internet] [cited 2014 Mar 25]. Available from:http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/03/22/3723494/dan-river-coal-ash-pollution-angers.html
Jarvis C. 22 Mar 2014. Dan River coal-ash pollution angers and worries Virginians. Danville (VA): News & Observer. [Internet] [cited 2014 Mar 25]. Available from:http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/03/22/3723494/dan-river-coal-ash-pollution-angers.html
Mann K. 22 Mar 2014. People come out to support Dan River. Lynchburg (VA): News & Advance. [Internet] [cited 2014 Mar 25]. Available from:http://www.newsadvance.com/rockingham_now/news/eden_reidsville/people-come-out-to-support-dan-river/article_223a9d4a-b1e8-11e3-8a23-0017a43b2370.html?mode=jqm
Williamson SN. 22 Mar 2014. Dan River supporters rally in Eden. Greensboro (NC): News & Record. [Internet] [cited 2014 Mar 25]. Available from: http://www.news-record.com/news/rockingham_county/article_40b888d6-b206-11e3-a175-0017a43b2370.html
Rosenbaum H. 21 Mar 2014. Danville Teachers and Environmentalists Assess Coal Ash Data. Danville (VA): ABC13-WSET. [Internet] [cited 2014 Mar 23]. Available from: http://www.wset.com/story/25040091/danville-teachers-and-environmentalists-evaluate-coal-ash-data
Wireback T. 21 Mar 2014. Dan River group wants in on lawsuit against Duke Energy. Danville (VA): Danville Register & Bee. [Internet] [cited 2014 Mar 21]. Available from:http://www.godanriver.com/news/coal-ash/dan-river-group-wants-in-on-lawsuit-against-duke-energy/article_898f5e4a-b102-11e3-be9b-0017a43b2370.html
Strassmann M. 17 Mar 2014. Federal grand jury to examine N.C. coal ash spill. CBS Evening News. [Internet] [cited 2014 Mar 17]. Available from: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/federal-grand-jury-to-examine-nc-coal-ash-spill/
Carson SC. 14 Mar 2014. Worry, Coal Ash Continue to Spread in Dan River Community. Boulder (CO): Public News Service. [Internet] [cited 2014 Mar 17]. Available from:http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2014-03-14/environment/worry-coal-ash-continue-to-spread-in-dan-river-community/a38118-1
Rosenbaum H. 7 Mar 2014. Environmentalist group says coal ash may have killed clams. Danville (VA): ABC13-WSET. [Internet] [cited 2014 Mar 9]. Available from:http://www.wset.com/story/24917737/environmentalist-group-says-coal-ash-may-have-killed-clams
Coyle C. 5 Mar 2014. Dead mussels, clams piling up downstream of Dan River coal ash spill. High Point (NC): FOX 8-WGHP. [Internet] [cited 2014 Mar 6]. Available from: http://myfox8.com/2014/03/05/dead-mussels-clams-piling-up-downstream-of-dan-river-coal-ash-spill/
Katz J. 5 Mar 2014. Duke Energy’s Dirty Water. AlJazeera America. [Internet] [cited 2014 Mar 5]. Available from: http://america.aljazeera.com/features/2014/3/nc-coal-ash-sparksdistrustofpublicofficials.html
Catanoso J. 3 March 2014. Dan River supporters make donations to address Duke coal ash spill. Triad Business Journal. [Internet] [cited 2014 March 3]. Available from:http://www.bizjournals.com/triad/blog/2014/03/dan-river-supporters-contribute-12k.html
Leland E. 1 March 2014. In land of Eden, coal ash spill brings a call for action. Charlotte (NC): Charlotte Observer. [Internet] [cited 2014 March 2]. Available from:http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/03/01/4733134/in-land-of-eden-coal-ash-spill.html#.UxQTyUKwKZA
Mann K. 1 March 2014. Organizations gather to educate public on coal ash. Reidsville (NC): Rockingham Now. [Internet] [cited 2014 March 2]. Available from: http://www.newsadvance.com/rockingham_now/news/eden_reidsville/organizations-gather-together-to-educate-public-on-coal-ash/article_881f97ba-a107-11e3-840d-001a4bcf6878.html

FEBRUARY 2014

Fretwell S. 28 Feb 2014. Duke Energy could avoid coal ash lawsuit if SC bill passes. March Columbia (SC): The State. [Internet] [cited 2014 Mar 4]. Available from:http://www.thestate.com/2014/02/28/3297862/duke-energy-could-avoid-coal-ash.html
Ferguson W. 27 Feb 2014. 3D model measures coal ash spill. PhysOrg. [Internet] [cited 2014 Feb 27]. Available from: http://phys.org/news/2014-02-3d-coal-ash.html
Kesler B, Williamson S. 27 Feb 2014. Businesses fear tourism fallout from coal ash spill. Greensboro (NC): News & Record. [Internet] [cited 2014 Feb 27]. Available from:http://www.newsadvance.com/news/state/businesses-fear-tourism-fallout-from-ash-spill/article_3904cc16-876f-5c56-8b4a-0d90d4c0d1b8.html
Biesecker M. 26 Feb 2014. 35 Million Gallons of Coal Ash and Contaminated Water Spilled Into Dan River, Researchers Say. Huffington Post. [Internet] [cited 2014 Feb 27]. Available from:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/25/coal-ash-spill_n_4854525.html?ir=Green
Braun A. 26 Feb 2014. How a drone offers a new of the Dan River coal ash spill (VIDEO). Charlotte (NC): Charlotte Business Journal. [Internet] [cited 2014 Feb 27]. Available from:http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2014/02/26/how-a-drone-offers-a-new-view-of-the-dan-river.html
Edotpr H. 26 Feb 2014. EPA provides few answers in coal ash spill. Yanceyville (NC): The Caswell Messenger. [Internet] [cited 2014 Feb 27]. Available from:http://www.caswellmessenger.com/news/article_9dbed994-9e6b-11e3-8eaa-001a4bcf887a.html
Bradford B. 25 Feb 2014. Little Ash Removed From Dan River. Charlotte (NC): NPR. [Internet] [cited 2014 Feb 27]. Available from: http://wfae.org/post/little-ash-removed-dan-river/
Henderson B. 24 Feb 2014. McCrory to Duke Energy: Move ash away from water. Charlotte (NC): The Charlotte Observer. [Internet] [cited 2014 Feb 26]. Available from:http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/02/25/4723269/nc-might-make-duke-energy-move.html#.Uw5kPPldU1l
McClatchy News Service. 25 Feb 2014. DENR sampling fish from Dan River spill. Burlington Times News. [Internet] [cited 2014 Feb 27]. Available from:http://www.thetimesnews.com/news/region-state/denr-sampling-fish-from-dan-river-spill-1.282531
Catanoso J. 24 Feb 2014. Jobs Go First, Then Recreation? Duke Energy’s N.C. Coal Ash Spill Spoils the Garden in Eden. National Geographic. [Internet] [cited 2014 Feb 25]. Available from:http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2014/02/24/jobs-go-first-then-recreation-duke-energys-n-c-coal-ash-spill-spoils-the-garden-in-eden/?fb_action_ids=10203635165306857&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_ref=.Uwv5KiDTdK5.like&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map=%5B464906696970987%5D&action_type_map=%5B%22og.likes%22%5D&action_ref_map=%5B%22.Uwv5KiDTdK5.like%22%5D
Wireback T. 23 Feb 2014. Damage toll from spill estimated at $70 million; could rise by 10 times. Greensboro (NC): News & Record. [Internet] [2014 Feb 25]. Available from:http://www.news-record.com/news/article_01ea162e-9c3f-11e3-925f-001a4bcf6878.html 
Public information set on coal ash spill. 23 Feb 2014. Stokes County (NC): The Stokes News. [Internet] [cited 2014 Feb 27]. Available from:http://www.thestokesnews.com/news/news/3100517/Public-information-set-on-coal-ash-spill
Ex-regulator glad to talk to feds about coal ash spill. 21 Feb 2014. Greensboro (NC): News & Record. [Internet] [cited 2014 Feb 25]. Available from: http://www.news-record.com/article_5da8f319-9f00-5382-a39b-9b43331e0536.html
FULL HEARING: State panel (ERC) reviews coal ash, sewage spills. 20 Feb 2014. WRAL.com. [Internet] [2014 Feb 25]. Available from:http://www.wral.com/news/state/nccapitol/video/13396824/
Rosenbaum H. 19 Feb 2014. Federal Government Issues more Subpoenas After Ash Spill. Danville (VA). Available from: http://www.wset.com/story/24767317/federal-government-issues-more-subponeas-after-ash-spill
Elmes N. 18 Feb 2014. Stoked County businesses concerned about Dan River image. High Point (NC): WXII12. [Internet] [cited 2014 Feb 19]. Available from:http://www.wxii12.com/news/local-news/piedmont/stokes-county-businesses-concerned-about-dan-river-image/24537458
Officials: Unsafe levels of arsenic from Duke Energy coal ash dump pouring into river. 18 Feb 2014. CBS News. [Internet] [cited 2014 Feb 19]. Available from:http://www.cbsnews.com/news/officials-unsafe-levels-of-arsenic-from-duke-energy-coal-ash-dump-pouring-into-river/
Moskowitz P. 19 Feb 2014. Coal ash still contaminating NC river, but state response lags. Aljazeera America. [Internet] [cited 2014 Feb 19]. Available from:http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/2/19/as-leaky-coal-pondcontaminatesncriveragainanothercallforaction.html
Coyle C. 17 Feb 2014. Dead turtles found on Dan River bank after coal ash spill. High Point (NC): FOX 8-TV. [Internet] [cited 2014 Feb 19]. Available from:http://myfox8.com/2014/02/17/dead-turtles-found-on-dan-river-bank-after-coal-ash-spill/
Dye J. 17 February 2014. Dan River Coal Ash Spill: Climate Solutions University Success. Model Forest Policy Program. [Internet] [cited 2014 April 25]. Available from:http://www.mfpp.org/dan-river-coal-ash-spill/

Hodge B. 17 Feb 2014. Duke and DENR Officials Hold Hearing Over Coal Ash Spill. Raleigh (NC): North Carolina News Network (NCNN). [Internet] [cited 2014 Feb 19]. Available from:http://www.ncnn.com/edit-news/8938-duke-and-denr-officials-hold-hearing-over-coal-ash-spill
Lawmakers look at coal ash, sewage spills. 17 Feb 2014. Raleigh (NC): WRAL.com. [Internet] [cited 2014 Feb 19]. Available from: http://www.wral.com/lawmakers-look-at-coal-ash-sewage-spills/13402586/
Petty W. 14 Feb 2014. Low risk for toxic spills in Ashe County waters. Ashe County (NC): The Jefferson Post. [Internet] [cited 2014 Feb 15]. Available from:http://www.jeffersonpost.com/news/home_top-news/3062605/Low-risk-for-toxic-spills-in-Ashe-County-waters
Letter to the Editor. 12 Feb 2014. Greensboro (NC): News & Record. [Internet] [cited 2014 Feb 12]. Available from: http://www.news-record.com/article_9675810b-9f8e-5888-b7a3-b2c508d67dec.html
Arnold V. 12 Feb 2014. Right now, Dan River needs to be cleaned. Greensboro (NC): News & Record. [Internet] [cited 2014 Feb 12]. Available from: http://www.news-record.com/opinion/letters_to_editor/article_c8c144e2-9362-11e3-b407-0017a43b2370.html
Betts J. 11 Feb 2014. Leak pollutes fine old waterway. Charlotte (NC): Charlotte Observer. [Internet] [cited 2014 Feb 12]. Available from:http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/02/11/4684851/leak-pollutes-fine-old-waterway.html#.UvzTdGRDt6t
Thibodeau D. 11 Feb 2014. Testing shows city water still within federal standards. Danville (VA): Danville Register & Bee. [Internet] [cited 2014 Feb 13]. Available from:http://www.godanriver.com/news/coal-ash/testing-shows-city-water-still-within-federal-standards/article_579b3356-938d-11e3-ab8e-0017a43b2370.html
Toxic Spill at Power Plant Impacts Environment. 10 Feb 2014. Associated Press. [Internet-Video] [cited 2014 Feb 12]. Available from:http://social.newsinc.com/media/json/69017/25609543/singleVideoOG.html?type=VideoPlayer%2F16x9&videoId=25609543#.Uvpvq-Dj6Co.facebook
Swan N. 10 Feb 2014. Coal-ash spill: How certain that Dan River is safe for drinking, wildlife?. The Christian Science Monitor. [Internet-Video] [cited 2014 Feb 12]. Available from:http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2014/0210/Coal-ash-spill-How-certain-that-Dan-River-is-safe-for-drinking-wildlife-video [Also featured in Alaska Dispatch].
Lawmakers to push legislation for coal ash cleanup. 10 Feb 2014. Raleigh (NC): WRAL. [Internet] [cited 2014 Feb 12]. Available from: http://www.wral.com/lawmakers-to-push-legislation-for-coal-ash-cleanup/13379970/
Greenway E. 9 Feb 2014. Arsenic levels higher than initially reported after coal ash spill in Dan River. News Channel 3. [Internet] [cited 2014 Feb 9]. Available from:http://wtkr.com/2014/02/09/tests-show-higher-arsenic-levels-than-first-reported-after-coal-ash-spill-in-dan-river/
Jazeera A. 9 Feb 2014. NC authorities say river has elevated arsenic from coal ash spill. Al Jazeera America. [Internet] [cited 2014 Feb 9]. Available from:http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/2/9/north-carolina-ncspillarseniccoalash.html
Shoichet C. 9 Feb 2014. Spill spews tons of coal ash into North Carolina river. CNN. [Internet] [cited 2014 Feb 9]. Available from: http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/09/us/north-carolina-coal-ash-spill/
Time bombs of coal ash ponds go off. 8 Feb 2014. Asheville (NC): Citizen Times. [Internet] [cited 2014 Feb 10]. Available from: http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20140210/OPINION01/302090012/Time-bombs-coal-ash-ponds-go-off
Biesecker M, Weiss M. 9 Feb 2014. NC regulators shielded Duke’s coal ash pollution. Associated Press. [Internet] [cited 2014 Feb 9]. Available from:http://www.yorkdispatch.com/ci_25098803/nc-regulators-shielded-dukes-coal-ash-pollution [Also featured in: ABC News, Yahoo! News, WCNC-TV (Charlotte), The State (South Carolina), and more].
Butcher L. 8 Feb 2014. Coal ash spills into Dan River from broken pipe at closed Duke Energy plant. (NC): The Carolina Mercury. [Internet] [cited 2014 Feb 9]. Available from:http://www.carolinamercury.com/2014/02/coal-ash-spills-into-dan-river-from-broken-pipe-at-closed-duke-energy-plant/
Clean-Up Underway After More Than 50,000 Tons Of Coal Ash Spill Into Dan River. 7 Feb 2014. Available from: Greenville (NC): WITN-TV. [Internet] [cited 2014 Feb 12]. Available from:http://www.witn.com/home/headlines/Coal-Ash-Spill-Into-NC-River-Still-Not-Contained-243902701.html
Dan River “highly toxic” due to Duke Energy coal ash spill. 7 Feb 2014. High Point (NC): Fox 8-WGHP. [Internet-Video] [2014 Feb 9]. Available from: http://myfox8.com/2014/02/06/dan-river-highly-toxic-due-to-duke-energy-coal-ash-spill/
Sometimes, Regulations are Needed. 7 Feb 2014. Lynchburg (VA): The News & Advance. [Internet] [cited 2014 Feb 9]. Available from:http://www.newsadvance.com/opinion/editorials/sometimes-regulations-are-needed/article_3c740372-8f6f-11e3-a546-0017a43b2370.html
Bauerlein V, Sweet C. 7 Feb 2014. Coal-Ash Spill Sparks Safety Worries. Wall Street Journal. [Internet] [cited 2014 Feb 9]. Available from: http://stream.wsj.com/story/latest-headlines/SS-2-63399/SS-2-448552/
Carusillo C. 7 Feb 2014. A Power Plant Spilled Coal Into A North Carolina River, and No One Knows What to Believe. The New Republic. [Internet] [updated 2014 Feb 10]. Available from:http://www.newrepublic.com/article/116532/north-carolina-coal-ash-spill-contaminates-dan-river
Henderson B. 7 Feb 2014. Duke stops leaking ash-pond pipe. Charlotte (NC): The Charlotte Observer. [Internet] [cited 2014 Feb 9]. Available from:http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/02/07/4671662/duke-stops-leaking-ash-pond-pipe.html#.UvgqxWRDt6s
Lehmert A. 7 Feb 2014. Public notice on coal ash spill took too long, activists say. Greensboro (NC): News & Record. [Internet] [cited 2014 Feb 9]. Available from: http://www.news-record.com/news/local_news/article_b5689c2c-8fae-11e3-bf72-0017a43b2370.html.
Moskowitz P. updated 7 Feb 2014. Environmentalists say N.C. river is “toxic soup” after coal ash spill. Aljazeera America. [Internet] [cited 2014 Feb 9]. Available from:http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/2/6/environmentalistssayncriveristoxicsoupaftercoalashspill.html
Water Samples Show Disturbing Levels of Heavy Metals from Duke Energy Coal Ash Spill. 6 Feb 2014. EcoWatch. [Internet] [cited 2014 Feb 9]. Available from:http://ecowatch.com/2014/02/06/water-samples-disturbing-levels-heavy-metals-duke-coal-ash-spill/
Barron R. 6 Feb 2014. State: River’s water quality meets standard; deposits a concern. Greensboro (NC): News & Record. [Internet] [cited 2014 Feb 9]. Available from:http://www.news-record.com/news/local_news/article_a43de61a-8f9e-11e3-a1e0-0017a43b2370.html
Benton H. 6 Feb 2014. Two hazardous spills in NC went without public warning for more than 24 hours. Western North Carolina Alliance. [Internet] [cited 2014 Feb 9]. Available from:http://www.mountainx.com/article/56095/Two-hazardous-spills-in-NC-went-without-public-warning-for-more-than-24-hours
Edwards D. 6 Feb 2014. 82,000 tons of coal sludge spilling for days into NC river threatens Virginia drinking water. The Raw Story. [Internet-Video] [cited 2014 Feb 9]. Available from:http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/02/06/82000-tons-of-coal-sludge-spilling-for-days-into-nc-river-threatens-virginia-drinking-water/
Hastings D. 6 Feb 2014. Toxic ash poisons North Carolina river, threatens drinking water. New York Daily News. [Internet] [cited 2014 Feb 9]. Available from:http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/n-toxic-ash-spill-threatens-drinking-water-article-1.1604450
Rohr A. 6 Feb 2014. Coal ash continues to settle in Dan River. Danville (VA): Danville Register & Bee. [Internet] [cited 2014 Feb 7]. Available from: http://www.godanriver.com/news/coal-ash/coal-ash-continues-to-settle-in-dan-river/article_f9214f14-9002-11e3-85a1-001a4bcf6878.html
Smith A. 6 Feb 2014. 82,000 Tons of Coal Ash Spill from Plant into North Carolina River. NBC News; [cited 2014 Feb 7]. Available from: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/82-000-tons-coal-ash-spill-plant-north-carolina-river-n23401
Rosenbaum H. 6 Feb 2014. Many Wonder If Coal Ash Leak In River Could Have Been Prevented. Danville (VA): ABC 13. [Internet-Video] [cited 2014 Feb 10]. Available from:http://www.wset.com/story/24655519/many-wonder-if-coal-ash-spill-in-dan-river-could-have-been-provented
Sullivan K. 6 Feb 2014. Statement on Duke Energy Coal Ash Spill in North Carolina’s Dan River. Nuclear Free Virginia. [Internet] [cited 2014 Feb 7]. Available from:http://nuclearfreeva.blogspot.com/2014_02_01_archive.html
Wines M, Williams T. 6 Feb 2014. Huge Leak of Coal Ash Slows at North Carolina Power Plant. New York Times [cited 2014 Feb 7]. Available from:http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/07/us/huge-leak-of-coal-ash-slows-at-north-carolina-power-plant.html?ref=energy-environment&_r=1
Kesler B. 5 Feb 2014. Impact on wildlife from Eden coal ash spill unknown. Greensboro (NC): News & Record. [Internet-Video] [cited 2014 Feb 9]. Available from: http://www.news-record.com/news/article_257eb73c-8ddc-11e3-b156-001a4bcf6878.html
50,000 Tons of Coal Ash Spill Into Dan River. 5 Feb 2014. Greensboro (NC): WFMY News. [Internet-Video] [cited 2014 Feb 9]. Available from:http://www.wfmynews2.com/story/news/local/2014/02/05/coal-ash-spill-dan-river/5218775/
Biesecker M. 5 Feb 2014. NC river turns to gray sludge after coal ash spill. Associated Press. [Internet] [2014 Feb 9]. Available from:http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/02/05/4666317/coal-ash-spill-into-nc-river-still.html#.UvVDxPldU1k [Also featured in: Charlotte Observer, FOX-DFW (Dallas, TX), The Gazette (Montreal), U.S. News & World Report, Sun Herald (Mississippi), Rocky Mount Telegram, Journal Gazette (Indiana), and more].
Crane J. 5 Feb 2014. It’s like a lava flow moving slowly toward Danville. Danville Register & Bee. [Internet] [cited 2014 Feb 7]. Available from: http://www.godanriver.com/news/danville/it-s-like-a-lava-flow-moving-slowly-toward-danville/article_c669beb4-8ecf-11e3-8fab-001a4bcf6878.html
Tiberii J. 5 Feb 2014. More than 80,000 Tons of Coal Ash Flow into N.C. River. NPR. [Internet-Audio] [cited 2014 Feb 9]. Available from: http://www.npr.org/2014/02/05/272100015/more-than-80-000-tons-of-coal-ash-flow-into-n-c-river
Tucker C. More tests done on Dan River following coal ash spill [Internet-Video]. 5 Feb 2014. Rockingham County (NC):  Fox 8-WGHP; [cited 2014 Feb 7]. Available from:http://rockinghamcounty.myfox8.com/news/news/137431-more-tests-done-dan-river-following-coal-ash-spill (Video & Article).
Henderson B. 4 Feb 2014. Duke Energy, EPA work to halt coal ash spill on river in NC, plan cleanup. Charlotte (NC): Charlotte Observer. [Internet] [cited 2014 Feb 9]. Available from:  http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2014/02/04/3457487/duke-energy-epa-work-to-halt-coal.html[Also featured in: The Telegraph (Georgia)].
Mims A. 4 Feb 2014. Duke Energy Coal Ash Spill Pollutes NC River. Ring of Fire Radio. [Internet] [cited 2014 Feb 7]. Available from: http://www.ringoffireradio.com/2014/02/duke-energy-coal-ash-spill-pollutes-nc-river/
Environmental Groups Call for Immediate Disclosure of magnitude of Coal Ash Disaster [Internet]. 3 Feb 2014. Knoxville (TN): Southern Alliance for Clean Energy; [cited 2014 Feb 7]. Available from: http://www.cleanenergy.org/environmental-groups-call-for-immediate-disclosure-of-magnitude-of-coal-ash-disaster/

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Murawski J. 7 Nov 2015. Coal ash troubles were ignored for decades in NC. The News & Observer. [Internet] [cited 2015 Nov 11]. Available from: http://www.newsobserver.com/news/business/article43603344.html. 
Daly M. 30 Sept 2015. EPA sets limit for toxic pollutants released into waterways. Washington (DC): Alternative Press. [Internet] [cited 2015 Oct 1]. Available from: http://www.sltrib.com/home/3011143-155/epa-sets-limit-for-toxic-pollutants.
Matter K. Duke Energy to pay seven million settlement for groundwater violations. Myrtle Beach (SC): WMBF News. [Internet] [cited 2015 Sept 30]. Available from: http://www.wmbfnews.com/story/30142341/duke-energy-to-pay-seven-million-settlement-for-groundwater-violations. 
Wireback T. 22 Sept 2015. Duke Energy displays new Eden coal ash depot, landfill plans. Eden (NC): News & Record. [Internet] [cited 2015 Sept 30]. Available from: http://www.greensboro.com/news/duke-energy-displays-new-eden-coal-ash-depot-landfill-plans/article_1f592be1-14a7-5eea-a7be-4fd9914a9e71.html.
City considers privatizing water plant operations. 26 Aug 2015. Danville (VA): Register & Bee. [Internet] [cited 2015 Sept 9]. Available from: http://www.godanriver.com/news/danville/city-considers-privatizing-water-plant-operations/article_c90a75d4-4c40-11e5-a9af-43cc44c8458c.html.
Thibodeau D. 25 Aug 2015. Cleaner city water goal of study. Danville (VA): Register & Bee. [Internet] [cited 2015 Sept 9]. Available from: http://www.godanriver.com/news/danville/cleaner-city-water-goal-of-study/article_78b07304-4b82-11e5-b7bc-9fa73abd1caa.html. 
Gahran A. 11 Aug 2015. A new day for coal ash recycling. Energy Biz. [Internet] [cited 2015 Aug 21]. Available from: http://www.energybiz.com/article/15/08/new-day-coal-ash-recycling. 
Staub D. 11 Aug 2015. Water quality and safety discussed at Keeping Well Series in Danville. Danville (VA): WDBJ7. [Internet] [cited 2015 Aug 12]. Available from: http://www.wdbj7.com/news/local/water-quality-and-safety-discussed-at-keeping-well-series-in-danville/34664042. 
Environmental groups ask judge to dismiss part of lawsuit. 22 July 2015. Raleigh (NC): The Associated Press. [Internet] [cited 2015 July 27]. Available from: http://www.godanriver.com/news/coal-ash/environmental-groups-ask-judge-to-dismiss-part-of-lawsuit/article_60e19972-309f-11e5-afc6-af1e82cc2991.html.
Dalesio E. 29 June 2015. Duke Energy CEO getting pay raise year after coal ash spill. Raleigh (NC): Associated Press. [Internet] [cited 2015 July 1]. Available from: http://www.sfgate.com/news/us/article/Duke-Energy-CEO-getting-pay-raise-year-after-coal-6356594.php.
Passut C. 29 June 2015. NC Law to Help Duke Energy Replace Coal-Fired Plant with NatGas. Natural Gas Intel. [Internet] [cited 2015 June 30]. Available from: http://www.naturalgasintel.com/articles/102819-nc-law-to-help-duke-energy-replace-coal-fired-plant-with-natgas.
Safe Basin Closure Update: Duke Energy proposes full excavation of 12 additional coal ash basins in North Carolina. 23 June 2015. Charlotte (NC): PR Newswire. [Internet] [cited 2015 June 24]. Available from: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/safe-basin-closure-update-duke-energy-proposes-full-excavation-of-12-additional-coal-ash-basins-in-north-carolina-300103220.html. 
Biesecker M. 9 June 2015. North Carolina Orders Duke to Stop Pollution Spreading at Coal Ash Dump. Raleigh (NC): The Associated Press. [Internet] [cited 2015 June 12]. Available from: http://abc11.com/news/nc-orders-duke-to-stop-pollution-spreading-at-coal-ash-dump/775510/. 
Cruz V. 7 June 2015. Stinky water situation remains mystery. Danville (VA): Register and Bee. [Internet] [cited 2015 June 8]. Available from: http://www.godanriver.com/news/danville/stinky-water-situation-remains-mystery/article_5778293a-0bd0-11e5-b0e7-fb2e9434f10f.html.
North Carolina issues permits for Duke to dump coal as at clay mines. Raleigh (NC): The Associated Press. [Internet] [cited 2015 June 8]. Available from: http://abc11.com/news/nc-issues-permits-for-duke-to-dump-coal-ash-at-clay-mines/769129/. 
NC to retest wells after homeowners told water safe to drink. 4 June 2015. Raleigh (NC): The Associated Press. [Internet] [cited 2015 June 8]. Available from: http://www.thetimesnews.com/news/region-state/n-c-to-retest-wells-after-homeowners-told-water-safe-to-drink-1.486983.
Fausset R. 14 May 2015. Duke Energy Agrees to Pay $102 Million for Breaches. Dukeville (NC): The New York Times. [Internet] [cited 2015 May 18]. Available from: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/15/us/duke-energy-agrees-to-pay-102-million-for-breaches.html?_r=0. 
Duke to provide water to North Carolina Residents with tainted wells. 13 May 2015. Dukeville (NC): The Associated Press. [Internet] [cited 2015 May 15]. Available from: http://abc11.com/news/duke-to-provide-water-to-residents-with-tainted-wells/720455/. 
Chase R. 5 May 2015. Duke Energy seeks delay in suit over coal ash spill. Dover (DE): The Associated Press. [Internet] [cited 2015 May 7]. Available from: http://www.sltrib.com/home/2480572-155/duke-energy-seeks-delay-in-suit. 
Solutions sought for Dan River damage. 5 May 2015. The Times News. [Internet] [cited 2015 May 6]. Available from: http://www.thetimesnews.com/news/region-state/solutions-sought-for-dan-river-damage-1.473620. 
Zucchino D. 4 May 2015. Coal ash contamination upsets residents near North Carolina plants. Salisbury (NC): The Los Angeles Times. [Internet] [cited 2015 May 5]. Available from: http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-coal-ash-pollution-20150504-story.html#page=1.
Murawski J. 2 May 2015. Lifespan of Duke Energy's coal ash liners debated. The News & Observer. [Internet] [cited 2015 May 4]. Available from: http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/coal-ash-issue/article20108082.html. 
Community coal ash forums to be held Tuesday. 30 April 2015. Danville (VA): Register & Bee. [Internet] [cited 2015 May 4]. Available from: http://www.godanriver.com/news/coal-ash/community-coal-ash-forums-to-be-held-tuesday/article_4c13ac9c-ef90-11e4-bb31-376b91e4d4a3.html. 
Coyle C. 24 April 2015. Residents concerned about coal ash in Eden. Eden (NC): Fox 8 News. [Internet] [cited 2015 April 28]. Available from: http://myfox8.com/2015/04/24/residents-concerned-about-coal-ash-in-eden/. 
Wireback T. 24 April 2015. Duke Energy considering coal ash landfill in low income Eden neighborhood. Eden (NC): News & Record. [Internet] [cited 2015 April 26]. Available from: http://www.news-record.com/news/dan_river/duke-energy-considering-coal-ash-landfill-in-low-income-eden/article_1535f9a0-ea1d-11e4-bb73-6b9603a30a20.html. 
Biesecker M. 21 April 2015. Residents near Duke coal ash dumps told not to drink well water. Raleigh (NC): Associated Press. [Internet] [cited 2015 April 23]. Available from: http://www.news-record.com/news/dan_river/residents-near-duke-coal-ash-dumps-told-not-to-drink/article_7720d762-e846-11e4-a061-970ee3477a4a.html.
Blackwell JR. 17 April 2015. Dominion Virginia Power to close coal ash ponds in state. Richmond-Times Dispatch. [Internet] [cited 2015 April 20]. Available from: http://www.richmond.com/business/local/article_771c6a19-9e3f-514c-aa5b-8d0d795d9418.html.
Daly M. 15 April 2015. House panel OKs bill to tweak coal ash standards. Washington, D.C.: The Associated Press. [Internet] [cited 2015 April 17]. Available from: http://www.sltrib.com/home/2405681-155/house-panel-oks-bill-to-tweak. 
Murawski J. 12 April 2015. Public to have say on controversial coal ash plan at Lee, Chatham hearings. Raleigh (NC): The News and Observer. [Internet] [cited 2015 April 13]. Available from: http://www.newsobserver.com/news/business/article18337067.html.
Downey J. 10 April 2015. Judge orders open hearing on Duke Energy’s sealed motion to delay coal-ash sentencing. Charlotte (NC): The Charlotte Business Journal. [Internet] [cited 2015 April 13]. Available from: http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/blog/energy/2015/04/judge-orders-open-hearing-on-duke-energy-s-sealed.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bizj_national+%28Bizjournals+National+Feed%29. 
Duke Energy files appeal of state's $25 million coal ash fine. Burlington (NC): The Times News. [Internet] [cited 2015 April 13]. Available from: http://www.thetimesnews.com/news/region-state/duke-energy-files-appeal-of-state-s-25-million-coal-ash-fine-1.462767. 
Staub D. 9 April 2015. Danville water customers may get rebate for dealing with bad taste, smell. Danville (VA): WDBJ7. [Internet] [cited 2015 April 13]. Available from: http://www.wdbj7.com/news/local/southern-virginia/danville-water-customers-may-get-rebate-for-dealing-with-bad-taste-smell/32278390. 
Thibodeau D. 7 April 2015. Residents complain to council on Danville water woes. Danville (VA): Register and Bee. [Internet] [cited 2015 April 13]. Available from: http://www.godanriver.com/news/danville/residents-complain-to-council-on-danville-water-woes/article_9f67b886-dd8c-11e4-9292-2ff72b496965.html?mode=story. 
Wireback T. 2 April 2015. DENR: Coal ash cleanup may start in August. News & Record. [Internet] [cited 2015 April 7]. Available from: http://www.news-record.com/news/dan_river/denr-coal-ash-cleanup-may-start-in-august/article_c3e5039c-d8cf-11e4-9c6d-23e96f02cfcc.html.
Wireback T. 2 April 2015. Official: NC ‘a national leader in dealing with coal ash’. News & Record. [Internet] [cited 2015 April 7].  Available from: http://www.godanriver.com/news/coal-ash/official-nc-a-national-leader-in-dealing-with-coal-ash/article_7eccd76e-d8d2-11e4-a879-63b662d64b2a.html.
Thibodeau D. 1 April 2015. Vice Mayor takes to Dan River looking for algae source. Danville (VA): Register & Bee. [Internet] [cited 2015 April 7].  Available from: http://www.godanriver.com/news/danville/vice-mayor-takes-to-dan-river-looking-for-algae-source/article_480e493c-d8c9-11e4-9381-e316e6438864.html.
Coal ash may stay in Eden. 30 Mar 2015. Eden (NC): The Times News. [Internet] [cited 2015 Mar 30]. Available from: http://www.thetimesnews.com/news/region-state/coal-ash-may-stay-in-eden-1.457750.
Wireback T. 27 Mar 2015. Duke Energy coal ash woes cost CEO $600,000. Greensboro (NC): News & Record. [Internet] [cited 2015 Mar 30]. Available from: http://www.godanriver.com/news/coal-ash/duke-energy-coal-ash-woes-cost-ceo/article_7344cf58-d4b0-11e4-994d-ebbb92f234ef.html.
Crane J. 26 Mar 2015. Duke Energy gives $100,000 for Riverwalk Trail extension. Danville (VA): Register & Bee. [Internet] [cited 2015 Mar 30]. Available from:http://www.godanriver.com/news/danville/duke-energy-gives-for-riverwalk-trail-extension/article_7e6bf28e-d40c-11e4-ad08-cb4875cdcde9.html.
Suderman A. 18 Mar 2015. Environmentalists upset with Va. official over coal ash bill. Richmond (VA): The Associated Press. [Internet] [cited 2015 Mar 23]. Available from: http://www.stltoday.com/news/national/govt-and-politcs/environmentalists-upset-with-va-gov-over-coal-ash-bill/article_deb63e4f-4dcb-5ab8-be7f-f35fa106ec21.html.
Weiss M. 10 Mar 2015. Duke Energy fined $25M over coal ash pollution in N.C. Charlotte (NC): The Associated Press. [Internet] [cited 2015 Mar 11]. Available from: http://hamptonroads.com/2015/03/duke-energy-fined-25m-over-coal-ash-pollution-nc.
Biesecker M, Weiss M. 6 Mar 2015. Duke coal ash pollution could legally continue under permits proposed by state regulators. Raleigh (NC): The Associated Press. [Internet] [cited 2015 Mar 9]. Available from: http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/295408521.html.
Jarvis C. 5 Mar 2015. McCrory budget moves NC Zoo, other attractions from DENR. Raleigh (NC): The News & Observer. [Internet][cited 2015 Mar 9]. Available from: http://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article12671903.html.
Overton T. 24 Feb 2015. Duke Fined $102.2 Million for Mishandling Coal Ash. Power Mag. [Internet] [cited 2015 Feb 25]. Available from: http://www.powermag.com/duke-fined-102-2-million-for-mishandling-coal-ash/. 
Biesecker M, Weiss M. 20 Feb 2015. Duke Energy faces criminal pollution charges from 5 coal ash dumps. Raleigh (NC): The Associated Press. [Internet][cited 2015 Feb 23]. Available from: http://www.islandpacket.com/2015/02/20/3603590/duke-energy-faces-criminal-pollution.html.
Katz J. 20 Feb 2015. Duke Energy is Charged in Huge Coal Ash Leak. Raleigh (NC): The New York Times. [Internet][cited 2015 Feb 23]. Available from: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/21/us/duke-energy-is-charged-in-huge-coal-ash-leak.html?_r=0. 
Henderson B. 18 Feb 2015. Ash spill could cost Duke Energy $100 million. Charlotte Observer. [Internet][cited 2015 Feb 18]. Available from: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2015/02/18/5522737/ash-spill-could-cost-duke-energy.html#.VOSvFvnF9qu. 
Wireback T. 18 Feb 2015. Duke Energy says its close on coal ash settlement. News & Record. [Internet] [cited 2015 Feb 18]. Available from: http://www.news-record.com/news/dan_river/sec-filing-duke-says-it-expects-to-pay-m-to/article_8e4a28b6-b77d-11e4-b67a-5ba0e2e08616.html. 
Davis T. 4 Feb 2015. Pittsylvania County may pursue legal action against Duke Energy over Dan River coal ash spill. Chatham Star Tribune. [Internet][cited 2015 Feb 4]. Available from: http://www.chathamstartribune.com/news/article_2c807ace-ac72-11e4-9335-7f653271986c.html.
Smith M. 3 Feb 2015. Eden Works to Boost Image in Wake of Coal Ash Spill. Eden (NC): TWC News. [Internet][cited 2015 Feb 4]. Available from: http://www.twcnews.com/nc/triad/news/2015/02/3/eden-works-to-boost-image-in-wake-of-coal-ash-spill.html.
Metcalfe T. 2 Feb 2015. County to seek coal ash compensation. Chatham (VA): Register & Bee. [Internet][cited 2015 Feb 3]. Available from: http://www.godanriver.com/news/coal-ash/county-to-seek-coal-ash-compensation/article_336ad6b6-ab48-11e4-ae45-1f56748a7a8d.html. 
Where we stand a year after the coal ash spill. 2 Feb 2015. Burlington (NC): The Times News. [Internet][cited 2015 Feb 3]. Available from: http://www.thetimesnews.com/opinion/our-opinion/where-we-stand-a-year-after-the-coal-ash-spill-1.432603.
Thibodeau D. 1 Feb 2015. Weathering the coal ash storm. Danville Register & Bee. [Internet][cited 2015 Feb 2]. Available from: http://www.godanriver.com/news/coal-ash/weathering-the-coal-ash-storm/article_96fda968-a8e3-11e4-a047-4f9e0f5503d1.html.
Lucas R. 30 Jan 2015. More testing on the Dan River, 1-year after coal ash spill. Eden (NC): WSLS10. [Internet] [cited 2015 Feb 2]. Available from: http://www.wsls.com/story/27989254/more-testing-on-the-dan-river-1-year-after-coal-ash-spill. 
New subpoena disclosed in federal probe of Dan River spill. 29 Jan 2015. The Times News. [Internet][cited 2015 Jan 29]. Available from: http://www.thetimesnews.com/news/region-state/new-subpoena-disclosed-in-federal-probe-of-dan-river-spill-1.431042. 
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Studies increasingly demonstrate Dan River is thriving. 27 Jan 2015. Eden (NC): PR Newswire. [Internet][cited 2015 Jan 28]. Available from: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/studies-increasingly-demonstrate-dan-river-is-thriving-300026483.html.
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Duke Energy announces Water Resources Fund; includes Dan River projects. 24 Sept 2014. Raleigh (NC): WRAL.com. [Internet] [cited 2014 Sept 25]. Available at:http://www.wral.com/duke-energy-announces-water-resources-fund-includes-dan-river-projects/14011997/#mARve4kKPM8vqz3V.99.
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Legislators approve regulating toxic coal ash. 20 Aug 2014. Raleigh (NC): The Associated Press. [Internet] [cited 2014 Aug 21]. Available from: http://www.godanriver.com/news/coal-ash/update-legislators-approve-regulating-toxic-coal-ash/article_d9195aa4-2891-11e4-becc-0017a43b2370.html.
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NC agency issues directive to clean up coal ash. 13 Aug 2014. Raleigh (NC): Associated Press. [Internet] [cited 2014 Aug 19]. Available from: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/aug/13/nc-agency-issues-directive-to-clean-up-coal-ash/.
Wireback T. 13 Aug 2014. Update: DENR wants closure plan for Dan River coal ash ponds. Raleigh (NC): News & Record. [Internet] [cited 2014 Aug 19]. Available from: http://www.news-record.com/news/update-denr-wants-closure-plan-for-dan-river-coal-ash/article_c1fddf18-2317-11e4-abd9-001a4bcf6878.html.
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Crane J. 21 July 2014. Law group says 94 percent of deposit still in river. Danville (VA): Register & Bee. [Internet] [cited 2014 July 24]. Available from: http://www.godanriver.com/news/coal-ash/law-group-says-percent-of-deposit-still-in-river/article_028ec20a-112e-11e4-aae8-0017a43b2370.html.
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EPA suspends Dan River coal ash removal efforts. 17 July 2014. Burlington (NC): The Times News. [Internet] [cited 2014 July 17]. Available from: http://www.thetimesnews.com/news/region-state/epa-suspends-dan-river-coal-ash-removal-efforts-1.346930.
Klein J. 17 July 2014. Coal ash, poet laureates & bus drivers — it's a long, hot summer. Charlotte (NC): The Clog News and Culture. [Internet] [cited 2014 July 17]. Available from: http://clclt.com/theclog/archives/2014/07/17/coal-ash-poet-laureates-and-bus-drivers-its-a-long-hot-summer.
Shropshire F. 17 July 2014. Coal Ash, Sediment Moved to Person County. Raleigh (NC) ABC-11 News. [Internet] [cited 2014 July 17]. Available from: http://abc11.com/news/coal-ash-moved-to-person-county-landfill/193440/.
Barrett M. 16 July 2014. House, Senate still at odds over cleaning up coal ash. Gaston County (NC): The Gaston Gazette. [Internet] [cited 2014 July 17]. Available from: http://www.gastongazette.com/news/local/house-senate-still-at-odds-over-cleaning-up-coal-ash-1.346743.
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Records: Duke warned about pipe that caused coal ash spill. 19 June 2014. Raleigh (NC): Associated Press. [Internet] [cited 2014 June 20]. Available from: http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/records-duke-warned-about-pipe-that-caused-spill/2014/06/19/89d344cc-f7dc-11e3-8118-eae4d5b48c7d_story.html.
Watson S. 17 June 2014. Testing shows cancer causing agent near Duke Plan. Salisbury (NC): WCNC-Charlotte. [Internet] [cited 2014 June 20]. Available from: http://www.wcnc.com/news/local/Testing-shows-cancer-causing-agent-near-Duke--263559521.html.
Biesecker M. 13 June 2014. Feds subpoena more records in coal ash probe. Raleigh (NC): Associated Press. [Internet] [cited 2014 June 15]. Available from: http://abc11.com/news/feds-subpoena-more-records-in-coal-ash-probe/112906/.
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N.C., Va. sign deal with Duke for Dan River cleanup. 9 June 2014. Raleigh (NC): Associated Press. [Internet] [cited 2014 June 10]. Available from: http://www.news-record.com/news/dan_river/article_90f7453e-f023-11e3-a943-001a4bcf6878.html.
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Lawmakers push deadlines for coal ash cleanup. 5 June 2014. Raleigh (NC): The Associated Press. [Internet] [cited 2014 June 6]. Available from: http://www.thetimesnews.com/news/region-state/lawmakers-push-deadlines-for-coal-ash-cleanup-1.328914.
McCrory says he will sign fracking bill. 3 June 2014. Raleigh (NC): Associated Press. [Internet] [cited 2014 June 4]. Available from: http://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/2014/06/03/mccrory-says-will-sign-fracking-bill/9908855/.
Carter D. 2 June 2014. Smoke in the Water. Chapel Hill (NC): NY Times. [Internet] [cited 2014 June 4]. Available from: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/03/opinion/smoke-in-the-water.html?_r=0.
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NC Democrats offer alternative to coal ash plan. 28 May 2014. Raleigh (NC): Associated Press. [Internet] [cited 2014 May 29]. Available from: http://www.godanriver.com/news/coal-ash/nc-democrats-offer-alternative-to-coal-ash-plan/article_1ae588be-e6a6-11e3-b9f0-0017a43b2370.html.
 Coal ash rarely used as structural fill. 23 May 2014. Raleigh (NC): Associated Press. [Internet] [cited 2014 May 23]. Available from: http://www.godanriver.com/news/coal-ash/coal-ash-rarely-used-as-structural-fill/article_e49c3ae8-e289-11e3-9e0d-0017a43b2370.html.
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Talbot D. 20 May 2014. North Carolina waterways clean, ready for fun. Eden (NC): Star News Source. [Internet] [cited 2014 May 21]. Available from: http://starnewsource.com/2014/05/20/north-carolinas-waterways-clean-ready-for-fun/.
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Porter J. 30 April 2014. Many regulators charged with answering that question have ties to utility industry. Raleigh (NC): Indy Week. [Internet] [cited 2014 April 30]. Available from: http://www.indyweek.com/indyweek/many-regulators-charged-with-answering-that-question-have-ties-to-utility-industry/Content?oid=4155328.  
Downey J. 29 April 2014. Duke Energy asks appeals court to stay coal ash cleanup order. Charlotte (NC): Charlotte Business Journal. [Internet] [cited 2014 April 30]. Available from: http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/blog/energy/2014/04/duke-energy-asks-appeals-court-to-stay-coal-ash.html.
Gutierrez B. 29 April 2014. Environmental group releases video, urges Duke to clean up. Winston-Salem (NC): Winston-Salem Journal. [Internet] [cited 2014 April 30]. Available from: http://www.news-record.com/news/dan_river/article_808e2806-0e09-5a16-81ef-b62fcd51b842.html/.
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Thibodeau D. 29 April 2014. City hiring specialist to handle ash claims. Danville (VA): Danville Register & Bee. [Internet] [cited 2014 April 30]. Available from: http://www.wdbj7.com/news/local/flooding-may-wash-coal-ash-on-crops-environmentalists-farmers-concerned/25725384.  
Bradford B. 28 April 2014. New Coal Ash Proposal, Same As The Old One? Charlotte (NC): WFAE-90.7 Charlotte’s NPR News Source. [Internet] [cited 2014 April 30]. Available from: http://wfae.org/post/new-coal-ash-proposal-same-old-one.
Durham commissioners approve resolution pushing for coal ash legislation. 28 April 2014. Durham (NC): WNCN. [Internet] [cited 2014 April 30]. Available from: http://www.wncn.com/story/25370030/durham-commissioners-consider-resolution-pushing-for-coal-ash-legislation.
Watson S. 28 April 2014. UNCC engineers say coal ash dumps can be mined. Charlotte (NC): WCNC. [Internet] [cited 2014 April 30]. Available from: http://www.wcnc.com/news/local/UNCC-engineers-say-coal-ash-dumps-can-be-mined--257073811.html.
McLaughlin N. 27 April 2014. Dan River firms worry about perception. Eden (NC): News & Record. [Internet] [cited 2014 April 30]. Available from: http://www.news-record.com/news/article_e9f1889e-cdb3-11e3-969f-0017a43b2370.html.
Morrison C. 26 April 2014. Duke ignored requests for emergency dam plan update. Asheville (NC): Citizen-Times. [Internet] [cited 2014 April 30]. Available from: http://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2014/04/26/duke-ignored-requests-emergency-dam-plan-update/8224917/.
Sieglitz M. 25 April 2014. $10 billion Cost to Clean Up Toxic Ash ‘Too Much’, Says President of Company Responsible. Progressive Populist. [Internet] [cited 2014 April 30]. Available from: http://progressivepopulist.org/2014/04/25/10-billion-cost-clean-toxic-ash-much-says-president-company-responsible/.
Duke: Moving coal ash would cost up to $10 billion. 22 April 2014. Raleigh (NC): Associated Press. [Internet] [cited 2014 April 23]. Available from: http://www.godanriver.com/news/coal-ash/duke-moving-coal-ash-would-cost-up-to-billion/article_9092eb26-ca70-11e3-bd86-0017a43b2370.html.
NC committee to hold hearing on coal ash today. 22 April 2014. Charlotte (NC): WSOCTV.com. [Internet] [cited 2014 April 22]. Available from: http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/local/nc-committee-hold-hearing-coal-ash-today/nffS9/.
Wireback T. 21 April 2014. McCrory’s coal ash plan is roiling debate in his own party. Greensboro (NC): News & Record. [Internet] [cited 2014 April 22]. Available from: http://www.godanriver.com/news/coal-ash/mccrory-s-coal-ash-plan-is-roiling-debate-in-his/article_c8f19e1a-c9b5-11e3-af6d-001a4bcf6878.html.
Crane J. 21 April 2014. Fish sampling to continue in Dan River. Danville (VA): Danville Register & Bee. [Internet] [cited 2014 April 22]. Available from: http://www.godanriver.com/news/coal-ash/fish-sampling-to-continue-in-dan-river/article_7f664d16-c9a3-11e3-8f2e-001a4bcf6878.html.
Crane J. 20 April 2014. Report: Water OK for animals. Danville (VA): Danville Register & Bee. [Internet] [cited 2014 April 20]. Available from: http://www.godanriver.com/news/coal-ash/report-water-ok-for-animals/article_39754b36-c755-11e3-a3fd-001a4bcf6878.html.
Henderson B. 20 April 2014. Coal ash unmonitored in fill sites across N.C. Charlotte (NC): The Charlotte Observer. [Internet] [cited 2014 April 22]. Available from:http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/04/20/4852864/coal-ash-nc-fill-sites.html#.U1Zp0eZdWMK.
Delasio E. 19 April 2014. Dan River water safe for farming after coal ash spill. Raleigh (NC): The Virginian-Pilot. [Internet] [cited 2014 April 20]. Available from:http://hamptonroads.com/2014/04/dan-river-water-safe-farming-after-coal-ash-spill.
Duke: Coal ash spill in Dan River won't affect bottom line. 18 April 2014. Charlotte (NC): Associated Press. [Internet] [cited 2014 April 22]. Available from:http://www.journalnow.com/news/state_region/duke-coal-ash-spill-in-dan-river-won-t-affect/article_8be3a448-b962-57e3-9332-fa87fa71cc23.html.
TWC News Staff. 18 April 2014. Virginia Dept of Environment Quality weighs in on possible coal ash in Kerr Lake. Triad Time Warner Cable News. [Internet] [cited 2014 April 23]. Available from:http://triadnc.twcnews.com/content/news/706834/virginia-dept-of-environment-quality-weighs-in-on-possible-coal-ash-in-kerr-lake#sthash.LsXDrtCd.dpuf.
Barron R. 17 April 2014. Dan River water safe for farm use, experts say. Greensboro (NC): News & Record. [Internet] [cited 2014 April 20]. Available from: http://www.news-record.com/news/article_9853ce9a-c64f-11e3-88ba-001a4bcf6878.html.
Governor McCrory Outlines Comprehensive Coal Ash Action Plan. 16 April 2014. Raleigh (NC): NCDENR (Press Release). [Internet] [cited 2014 April 20]. Available from:http://portal.ncdenr.org/c/journal/view_article_content?groupId=4711509&articleId=20753336.
Wireback T. 15 April 2014. Duke Energy to vacuum toxic deposits in Dan River cleanup. Greensboro (NC): News & Record. [Internet] [cited 2014 April 15]. Available from: http://www.news-record.com/news/dan_river/article_d1f3b774-c455-11e3-99fb-0017a43b2370.html.
Crane J. 14 April 2014. Duke Energy to take coal ash to N.C. landfill. Danville (VA): Danville Register & Bee. [Internet] [cited 2014 April 15]. Available from: http://www.roanoke.com/news/local/duke-energy-to-take-coal-ash-to-n-c-landfill/article_0b2a1826-c442-11e3-938a-0017a43b2370.html.
Jarvis C. 4 April 2014. Judge rules Duke Energy can’t have blanket protection for its records. Raleigh (NC): News & Observer. [Internet] [cited 2014 April 6]. Available from: http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/04/04/3758015/judge-rules-duke-energy-cant-have.html?sp=/99/102/110/.
Abreu-Grogan Park to close for coal ash removal from river. 31 Mar 2014. Danville (VA): City of Danville. [Internet] [cited 2014 Mar 31]. Available from:http://playdanvilleva.com/CivicAlerts.aspx?aid=38&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook.
River cleaning equipment arrives in Danville. 31 Mar 2014. Danville (VA): Danville Register & Bee. [Internet] [cited 2014 Mar 31]. Available from: http://www.godanriver.com/news/coal-ash/river-cleaning-equipment-arrives-in-danville/article_6a8580de-b8f4-11e3-8844-001a4bcf6878.html.
NC power company to begin cleanup in Va. city. 29 Mar 2014. Danville (VA): Danville Register & Bee. [Internet] [cited 2014 Mar 31]. Available from:http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/V/VA_COAL_ASH_SPILL_DANVILLE_NCOL-?SITE=VADAR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT.
Duke Energy seeks to keep records from regulators. 28 Mar 2014. Danville (VA): Associated Press. [Internet] [cited 2014 Mar 31]. Available from: http://www.godanriver.com/news/coal-ash/duke-energy-seeks-to-keep-records-from-regulators/article_aa58545c-b6ab-11e3-a06b-0017a43b2370.html.
Wireback T. 27 Mar 2014. Duke Energy stockholders want answers. Greensboro (NC): News & Record. [Internet] [cited 2014 Mar 31]. Available from:http://www.roanoke.com/news/virginia/duke-energy-stockholders-want-answers/article_b2766a7e-b620-11e3-8e33-001a4bcf6878.html.
McConnell J. 26 Mar 2014. Ponds in the game? In coal ash debate, polluted water basins under fire. Chesterfield County (VA): Chesterfield Observer. [Internet] [cited 2014 Mar 31]. Available from: http://www.chesterfieldobserver.com/news/2014-03-26/Front_Page/Ponds_in_the_game.html.
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Va. city downriver from coal ash spill suffers. 23 Mar 2014. Danville (VA): Associated Press. [Internet] [cited 2014 Mar 31]. Available from:http://www.tricities.com/news/local/article_94cc07ea-b247-11e3-83e9-001a4bcf6878.html.
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Judge rejects Duke's call to stay ruling. 20 Mar 2014. Raleigh (NC): Associated Press. [Internet] [cited 2014 Mar 20]. Available from: http://www.newsadvance.com/news/state/judge-rejects-duke-s-call-to-stay-ruling/article_6134a4f9-e4f4-5188-8f86-52593ae9cd15.html.
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North Carolina coal ash investigation widens as grand jury convenes. 18 Mar 2014. Raleigh (NC): Associated Press. [Internet] [cited 2014 Mar 18]. Available from:http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/18/north-carolina-coal-ash-spill-grand-jury-convenes.
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Haz Mat team called for coal ash in Dan River. 5 Mar 2014. Danville (VA): Danville Register & Bee. [Internet] [cited 2014 Mar 6]. Available from: http://www.godanriver.com/news/coal-ash/haz-mat-team-called-for-coal-ash-in-the-dan/article_07296650-a4a8-11e3-a49e-001a4bcf6878.html.
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W.Va. plans work on tourism image after chem spill. 26 Feb 2014. Associated Press. [Internet] [cited 2014 Feb 27]. Available from: http://www.newsleader.com/viewart/20140226/NEWS01/302260021/W-Va-plans-work-tourism-image-after-chem-spill.
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Hagan says coal ash issue needs study. 24 Feb 2014. Raleigh (NC): WRAL.com. [Internet] [cited 2014 Feb 25]. Available from: http://www.wral.com/hagan-says-coal-ash-issue-needs-study/13424503/.
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N.C. demands plan in 10 days to fix 2nd pipe at coal ash spill. 14 Feb 2014. Greensboro (NC): News & Record. [Internet] [cited 2014 Feb 17]. Available from: http://www.news-record.com/article_9367d714-95cb-11e3-aee4-001a4bcf6878.html.
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