CRIMINAL PROBE IN WAKE OF COAL ASH SPILL ON DAN RIVER

February 13, 2014

APNewsBreak: Feds launch criminal probe in wake of massive coal ash spill into NC river

Article by: MICHAEL BIESECKER , Associated Press

Updated: February 13, 2014 - 11:20 AM

RALEIGH, N.C. — Federal authorities have launched a criminal investigation into a massive coal ash spill into the Dan River.

The U.S. Attorney's Office in Raleigh issued a grand jury subpoenas demanding records from Duke Energy and the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources. The subpoenas seek emails, memos and reports from 2010 through the Feb. 2 spill.

The Associated Press obtained a copy on Thursday of the subpoena issued to the state. A Duke spokesman confirmed the company had also received one.

The spill at a Duke Energy plant in Eden spewed enough toxic sludge into the river to fill 73 Olympic-sized pools. It was the third-largest coal ash spill in U.S. history.

Prosecutors ordered the state environmental agency's chief lawyer to appear next month before a grand jury. 

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http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/federal-investigation-follows-north-carolina-coal-ash-spill-n29651

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/watch/subpoena-looks-for-dirty-deal-in-toxic-spill-151526467506

http://www.wral.com/feds-launch-criminal-probe-into-coal-ash-spill/13390279/

http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/02/13/3619273/feds-launch-investigation-into.html