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Crews prepared Monday to start pumping a pocket of coal ash out of the Dan River, a week after Duke Energy’s spill there. Workers over the weekend capped the stormwater pipe that broke Feb. 2 ...

The proposed settlement set to be filed Monday with the North Carolina Utilities Commission would slash customers’ costs for closing coal-ash ponds by about $1.1 billion through 2030 ...

It also seeks compensation for affected residents. Duke Energy said the sale of the ash complied with state regulations, ...