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North Carolina Senate bill targets coal ash cleanup and high risk ponds
State Sen. Tom Apodaca leads a measure to outlaw new coal ash impoundments, tighten groundwater monitoring, and force utilities to file cleanup plans. Lake Julian near Asheville is labeled high risk, with four sites including Dan River and plants in Gaston and New Hanover counties slated for prioritized action and accelerated timelines. The bill aims to prevent ratepayer costs from discharges and sets deadlines to close high risk ponds by 2019 with required assessments by August 1, 2015.
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Tom Apodaca
Duke Energy
Lake Julian
Dan River
Senate
Phil Berger
Apodaca
McGrady
Asheville
Gaston
New Hanover
Pat McCrory
Berger
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