Disaster_Accident

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Pedestrians cross Orbit Way at the intersection of Ladge Drive during a snowstorm in Quincy, Mass., Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014. The storm is expected to drop a foot or more of snow on some areas of Massachusetts Wednesday making driving treacherous. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

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Brian Williams, not shown, program manager for the Dan River Basin Association, scoops up coal ash on his canoe paddle from the bank of the Dan River as state and federal environmental officials continued their investigations of a spill of coal ash in Eden, N.C., Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014. Duke Energy estimates that up to 82,000 tons of ash has been released from a break in a 48-inch storm water pipe at the Dan River Power Plant on Sunday. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

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Officials examine the damage overlooking where a storm water pipe broke and released coal ash from an unlined pond into the Dan River in Eden, N.C. Duke Energy said Tuesday 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, ) MAGS OUT; TV OUT; NEWSPAPER INTERNET ONLY

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Amy Adams, North Carolina campaign coordinator with Appalachian Voices, shows her hand covered with wet coal ash from the Dan River swirling in the background as state and federal environmental officials continued their investigations of a spill of coal ash into the river in Danville, Va., Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014. Duke Energy estimates that up to 82,000 tons of ash has been released from a break in a 48-inch storm water pipe at the Dan River Power Plant in Eden N.C. on Sunday. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announces new climate zones to help farmers deal with climate change, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014, during the daily news briefing at the White House in Washington. The government will assess the climate risk in each of these zones, such as forest fires, drought, floods and then help farmers deal with it. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2014 photo Dennis Olsen measures a fissure which he said was about an inch wide and at least eight to ten inches deep, in his rural driveway following a frost quake in Waupun, Wis. Known technically as cryoseism, frost quakes are a rare natural phenomena that happen when the temperature drops suddenly, causing moisture in the ground to freeze and expand. They can cause an earthquake-like rumble sometimes with loud, booming noises. (AP Photo/The Reporter, Aileen Andrews, File)

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FILE - This Oct. 10, 2013 file aerial photo shows dead cattle in an area hard hit by a snowstorm that killed thousands of animals near Faith, S.D. South Dakota lawmakers say will move quickly on a host of issues following the passage of the farm bill, including how key provisions of the bill are implemented and making sure emergency relief for ranchers is quickly distributed. (AP Photo/KOTA-TV, Pool, File)

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Some residents evacuate their apartment as Flint firefighters battle a fully-engulfed apartment building early Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014 at Atherton East apartments in Flint, Mich. Several people were displaced after an apartment building was destroyed by the blaze. (AP Photo/The Flint Journal, Jake May) LOCAL TV OUT; LOCAL INTERNET OUT