Duke Energy worked with DENR to remove dam emergency action plans from public...
WRAL reports that emails released last Friday as part of a DENR data dump of about 13,000 documents related to coal ash show that Duke Energy worked with environmental regulators to make dam emergency...
View ArticleHarrison: Waterkeeper Alliance is “doing the government’s job because they’re...
Grist has a profile out today on Pete Harrison, a Waterkeeper Alliance staff attorney whose work involves exploring North Carolina waterways to investigate polluters and hold state environmental...
View ArticleEnvironmental groups, GOP legislators oppose McCrory coal ash proposal
Gov. Pat McCrory proposed legislation last week that he said would strengthen the state’s ability to regulate coal ash and result in the “conversion or closure” of all 33 of Duke Energy’s coal ash...
View ArticleCoal ash meeting today in the legislature
The Governor’s Coal Ash Plan is up for discussion today in the Senate Agriculture Environment and Natural Resources Committee. We’ll be updating the briefing this morning. Update 10:55 Neuse...
View ArticleDENR orders Duke Energy to submit repair plans for leaking pipes at coal ash...
State officials on Monday ordered Duke Energy to submit repair plans for leaking pipes in dams around coal ash impoundments at five power plants located in Charlotte and western North Carolina. DENR...
View ArticleNC officials warn to avoid contact with coastal algal blooms
The NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources is urging residents of eastern North Carolina to avoid contact with potentially harmful algal blooms that have been spotted in several locations...
View ArticleMorning Posts for the Week of September 8, 2014
Morning Posts published in the Carolina Mercury September 8-15, 2014. Originally published September 8, 2014 Good morning, it is drizzly here in the Piedmont and elsewhere. Not chilly yet, but we’re...
View ArticleDuke Energy spends big on governors
The Charlotte Observer is out with a story this morning on Duke Energy’s contributions to the Republican Governors Association confirming a new report by Democracy NC that Duke Energy upped its...
View ArticleClimate change maps show NC views vary widely
Climate change opinion maps highlight the challenges for North Carolina policy makers, show influence of local impacts
View ArticleSaturday Evening Post August 10-16
Good evening, Welcome to the first, official Saturday Evening Post. We’re working on it. Weekend Reads U.S. & World • NYT — Excess in Iowa: 90°, a Butter Cow and Rides on Donald Trump’s...
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