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Bye, bye buffers: Former DENR official explains what demise of water protection rules will mean

By Rob Schofield
May 11, 2015
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ICYMI: Duke’s Dan River coal ash disaster: What happened? How big is the problem? What’s next? (Full Video)

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February 28, 2014
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