Triad 瓜神app Update

By Anita Rao,

Published May 20, 2014 at 10:01 AM EDT

The Dan River flows through Danville, VA 22 miles down stream from the site of a coal ash spill in Eden. Officials say treated water there remains safe to drink.

Two Republican lawmakers introduced a bill to the North Carolina Senate last week to cut back on the threat of coal ash pollution in North Carolina.

But how far does this legislation go and what is the future of coal ash ponds in the state?

Host Frank Stasio talks with 瓜神app Greensboro bureau chief Jeff Tiberii about coal ash and other major Triad news stories.

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Anita Rao

Anita Rao is an award-winning journalist, host, creator, and executive editor of "Embodied," a weekly radio show and podcast about sex, relationships & health.

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Frank Stasio

Longtime NPR correspondent Frank Stasio was named permanent host of The State of Things in June 2006. A native of Buffalo, Frank has been in radio since the age of 19. He began his public radio career at WOI in Ames, Iowa, where he was a magazine show anchor and the station's 瓜神app Director.

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