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Buried part 5 A- Risky arsenic, radium levels found in coal ash near Mooresville day care

Test results of the soil near a Mooresville day care confirm what experts feared:  what they call “unacceptable levels” of carcinogens and radioactivity in the coal ash placed there decades ago as fill dirt.  The findings follow a WCNC Charlotte investigation that revealed the coal-burning byproduct and its toxic ingredients are not just buried...

Rock Springs Elementary Coal Ash & Radiation

Rock Springs Elementary, in Denver, NC, is a century old school. In 1993, part of the school burned down. In 1995 & 96, new buildings were built. At the same time, Duke Energy used the school as an experimental site for training, to install a geo-thermal injection well heating system. Duke Energy dug 300 injection wells at the school. Duke filled these well...