Source: WRAL, 7/13/17

State environmental officials announced Wednesday night they plan to convene a science advisory board to specifically examine health and safety standards for contaminants like chromium associated with private wells near coal ash ponds. The announcement came after media outlets, including WRAL News, reported that regulators with the Department of Environmental Quality this month overrode the advice of state public health officials for more stringent standards for water filters to screen out a cancer-causing chemical for residents near coal ash ponds. 

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