NC governor proposes new coal ash plan after spill

Published April 17, 2014 12:06am ET



RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s governor says he will propose new legislation aimed at strengthening government oversight of coal ash dumps following the massive spill at a Duke Energy plant that coated 70 miles of the Dan River in toxic sludge.

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