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Coal Ash in the Spotlight as EPA Deadline Approaches
2014-12-15 21:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Coal ash is back in the spotlight. CBS just aired this blockbuster piece on 60 Minutes investigating the fallout from the coal ash spill into North Carolinas Dan River, and this week the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is due to release the first-ever national safeguards for disposal of this toxic industrial sludge, to meet a court-ordered deadline of Dec. 19.
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