A vortex of coal ash swirls in the gray waters of the Dan River at Danville, Va. downstream from the Duke Energy Steam Station in Eden, N.C. Duke Energy said Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2014, that an estimated 50,000-82,000 tons of coal ash and water was released from a pond at its retired power plant in Eden into the Dan River. Duke said a storm water pipe beneath the unlined ash pond broke Sunday afternoon. (AP Photo/The Charlotte Observer, John D. Simmons) MAGS OUT; TV OUT; NEWSPAPER INTERNET ONLY
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