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In this photo taken Monday, Feb. 3, 2014 and made available by Appalachian Voices, what might be coal ash is on the banks of the Dan River in Eden, N.C. Duke Energy estimates that up to 82,000 tons of ash accidentally spilled into the river Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014. Coal ash is the waste left after burning coal. It contains arsenic, mercury, lead, and over a dozen other heavy metals, many of them toxic. (AP Photo/Appalachian Voices, HO)
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In this image made Monday, Feb. 3, 2014, and released by Appalachian Voices, shows Matt Wasson, Director of Appalachian Voices as he tests the water on the Dan River near Eden, N.C. Duke Energy estimates that up to 82,000 tons of ash accidentally spilled into the river Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014. Coal ash is the waste left after burning coal. It contains arsenic, mercury, lead, and over a dozen other heavy metals, many of them toxic. (AP Photo/Appalachian Voices, HO)
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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie addresses a gathering Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, in Keansburg, N.J., of residents whose homes in Keansburg, were heavily damaged by Superstorm Sandy. Christie says he understands the frustration of Superstorm Sandy victims who still have not gotten their homes or their lives back together 15 months after the storm. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
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FILE - This Dec. 4, 2012 file photo shows oceanfront homes in Manasquan N.J. that were destroyed by Superstorm Sandy. Restoring housing and shoring up critical infrastructure will be the focus of how New Jersey spends its next round of Superstorm Sandy relief money. Gov. Chris Christie's administration on Monday, Feb. 3, 2014 said that its plans to spend $1.46 billion in federal storm recovery aid will be the subject of three public hearings next week.(AP Photo/Wayne Parry, File)
