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February 20, 2014

More Coal-Waste Leaks Found in North Carolina, West Virginia 
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Federal prosecutors have issued more than 20 subpoenas to North
Carolina's environmental agency as part of a criminal probe into a
coal-ash spill by Duke Energy. The subpoenas follow reports the agency
blocked lawsuits against Duke Energy, where North Carolina Gov. Pat Mc
Crory worked for 28 years. Earlier this month, a leaking pipe caused one
the worst coal-ash spills in U.S. history. On Tuesday, state regulators
announced they had found a second leak containing unsafe levels of
arsenic at the same site. Meanwhile, yet another coal-waste spill was
reported in West Virginia. State regulators said snow melting into waste
ponds caused contaminated water to overflow into a nearby creek.

 

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