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Wet coal ash left over from last February's spill into the Dan River. Photo courtesy N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources. photo shows a large mass of grey, mushy ash

What to Do with 264 Billion Pounds of Coal Ash

by Gabe Rivin August 10, 2015July 25, 2024

9-year-old Tully James was born without a left forearm and hand. He says he can do "anything." Photo credit: Jasmin Singh

Disabilities, Environmental Health, Featured, Medicaid, Public Health, Rural Health, State Health Policy

Top 10 Health Care Stories of 2014

by Editor December 30, 2014December 31, 2014

Staff from the U.S. Fish and WIldlife Service take core samples following the spill of coal ash into the Dan River. Photo courtesy U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Environmental Health, NC Health Briefs, Public Health, State Health Policy

Legislature Will Hold Coal Ash Bill Until November

by Gabe Rivin August 1, 2014April 7, 2017

A map showing the 14 coal-ash sites across North Carolina. Duke Energy now owns Progress Energy's former sites. Graphic courtesy N.C. DENR

Environmental Health, Featured

House Coal-ash Bill Raises Concerns about Groundwater Rules

by Gabe Rivin July 7, 2014April 7, 2017

An aerial shot of the Dan River Steam Station, the power plant whose ash spilled into the Dan River. Duke stores coal ash, a byproduct of electricity generation, in wet ponds. Photo courtesy Duke Energy

Environmental Health, Featured

Senate Committee Approves Revised Coal Ash Bill

by Gabe Rivin June 18, 2014April 7, 2017