Duke Energy to move some of its coal ash ponds, starting with Dan River

By Justin Catanoso Contributing Writer What years of environmental clamoring and threats of lawsuits could not accomplish, six weeks of intense scrutiny following a massive coal-ash spill has done: Duke Energy will begin the process of moving several of its controversial coal ash ponds away from waterways, starting with the two ponds on the Dan River in Eden, where 39,000 tons of toxic coal ash spilled into the river on Feb...