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Coal ash cleanup bill heads to governor

The state House on Thursday approved a compromise coal ash cleanup bill, agreeing with a measure passed earlier in the week by the Senate. The coal ash legislation is in response to a 2014 spill into the Dan River near Eden. The General Assembly created a coal ash commission to oversee the cleanup. However, the...

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Coal ash cleanup bill awaits vote in House

A coal ash cleanup bill moved quickly through the state Senate on Tuesday. House Bill 630 would repeal all provisions in state law related to a Coal Ash Management Commission that was struck down by the N.C. Supreme Court. Instead, coal ash cleanup will come under the supervision of the state’s Department of Environmental Quality....

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