With Duke Energy under pressure to move toxic coal ash away from waterways, it's planning to send it to abandoned clay mines in two North Carolina counties. But could scores of mines elsewhere in the state end up being targeted for coal ash dumping, too?
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The locations of active and abandoned clay mines across North Carolina that could be targeted for coal ash dumping under a plan proposed by Duke Energy and its coal ash disposal contractor. (Map by the Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League.)
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<p>The locations of active and abandoned clay mines across North Carolina that could be targeted for coal ash dumping under a plan proposed by Duke Energy and its coal ash disposal contractor. (<a href="https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?authuser=0&hl=en&mid=zm10H2wCPveA.kIPrXCB9ZKuM">Map by the Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League</a>.)</p>