Environmental
NC's 'Coal Ash Management Act' of 2014 was enacted in response to:
AAir pollution from cigarette production
BThe 2014 Dan River coal ash spill by Duke Energy, which contaminated the river with toxic ash✓ Correct
CAsh from wildfires in western NC
DIndustrial incinerator emissions
Explanation
NC's Coal Ash Management Act was passed after the 2014 Dan River coal ash impoundment failure at Duke Energy's Eden, NC facility, which released millions of gallons of contaminated coal ash into the river.
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Zoning
Local government regulations that control land use by dividing areas into zones specifying permitted uses, building sizes, and densities.
VarianceOfficial permission to use land in a way that does not conform to the applicable zoning ordinance, granted by a zoning board when strict enforcement would cause undue hardship.
Eminent DomainThe power of government to take private property for public use, with the requirement to pay the owner just compensation.
Adverse PossessionA doctrine by which a person can gain legal title to another's land by openly, continuously, and adversely occupying it for a statutory period.
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