The Energy Report
Courts Confirm Citizen Rights to Inspect Mines
A federal district court in Virginia confirmed that citizens have the right to accompany mine inspections under federal and state law.
Read MoreNew N.C. Policies Threaten Solar Investments
A new rule ordered by the North Carolina Utilities Commission has garnered praise from Duke Energy, while solar advocates fear it may harm the economic viability of solar projects.
Read MoreDuke Energy, Professors Collaborate in “Independent” Studies
An investigation by WBTV unveiled possible collusion between Duke Energy and two University of North Carolina at Charlotte professors studying the impact of Duke’s coal ash ponds.
Read MoreFederal Agency Approves Dam Projects Over Objections
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued licenses for two West Virginia hydropower projects in September despite concerns from the state’s Department of Environmental Protection.
Read MoreConstruction Halted on Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline
Environmental groups and an order of nuns are challenging the controversial pipeline in Pennsylvania.
Read MoreFederal Grant Seeks to Extract Elements from Coal Byproducts
University researchers were awarded $6 million to expand a project focused on extracting rare earth elements from coal byproducts.
Read MoreOpposition to Proposed Tennessee Mountaintop Removal Mine
Kopper Glo Mining is seeking a second permit to release pollution from its nearly 1,500-acre proposed Claiborne County, Tenn., strip mine into public waterways. Attendees at a public hearing voiced a number of concerns.
Read MorePipelines Face Continued Challenges
Citizen and environmental groups continue to challenge the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline and Mountain Valley Pipeline as the companies behind the pipelines push for rushed decisions.
Read MoreRegional Coal Ash News: Toxic Cleanup, Legal Woes and EPA Changes
Over two dozen workers who helped clean up the December 2008 TVA coal ash disaster have died, and surviving workers and family members are suing. Duke Energy faces legal trouble for withholding dam safety information. The EPA is being challenged for retracting a 30-day public comment extension on coal ash guidelines.
Read MoreCourt Prevents County From Banning Fracking Wastewater
A federal appeals court upheld a lower court’s decision to block Fayette County, W.Va., from banning the disposal of fracking waste in the county on the grounds that fracking waste disposal is governed by the state.
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