Days after announcing a settlement with the utility over its widespread coal ash pollution, N.C. officials were monitoring two of its high-hazard dams holding back millions of tons of the toxic power plant waste after reports of rain-related issues. State officials say the problems — seepage on one dam and a sinkhole near another — are not polluting the environment or endangering the public.
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<p>Duke Energy's Belews Creek plant north of Winston-Salem is one of two North Carolina power plants where problems arose during recent heavy rains with dams holding back coal ash. Both of the plants' impoundments are considered high hazard, meaning a breach could potentially kill people. (Photo of the Belews Creek Steam Station by Duke Energy <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/dukeenergy/4586656107">via Flickr</a>.)</p>
