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Dead mussels are seen at the bottom of the Dan River in Danville, Va., March 16, 2014. On February 2 a 48-inch storm water pipe broke and between 50,000 and 82,000 tons of toxic coal ash begin to pollute the river. A few weeks later a second pipe a 36-inch begin spilling arsenic and other heavy metals into the river. The Dan River Steam Station is a 276-MW coal-fired electrical power plant, owned by Duke Energy, the plant was built in 1949 and closed in 2012.

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20140314 Dan River Ash Spill
Dead mussels are seen at the bottom of the Dan River in Danville, Va., March 16, 2014. On February 2 a 48-inch storm water pipe broke and between 50,000 and 82,000 tons of toxic coal ash begin to pollute the river. A few weeks later a second pipe a 36-inch begin spilling arsenic and other heavy metals into the river. The Dan River Steam Station is a 276-MW coal-fired electrical power plant, owned by Duke Energy, the plant was built in 1949 and closed in 2012.