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Posts Tagged ‘Coal Ash’

North Carolina Orders Coal Ash Cleanup, Duke Appeals

By AV's Intern Team | June 7, 2019 | 0
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North Carolina ordered Duke Energy to fully excavate the coal ash at its six remaining coal ash sites across the state, prompting an appeal from the monopoly utility.

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Progress on Coal Ash in North Carolina

By The Appalachian Voice | June 7, 2019 | 0

On April 1, we celebrated the welcome news that the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality ordered Duke Energy to excavate the six coal ash sites in the state that did not already have cleanup plans in place.

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Coal ash cleanup decision a huge victory for North Carolina!

By Ridge Graham | April 10, 2019 | 0

On April 1, North Carolina announced its decision to require Duke Energy to fully excavate the six remaining coal ash sites across the state — a big victory in the year’s long fight against the energy utility’s negligence.

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NCDEQ orders Duke Energy to fully excavate remaining coal ash sites

By Molly Moore | April 1, 2019 | 0

Today’s decision by the DEQ requiring Duke Energy to excavate all of its six remaining coal ash sites is a testament to the determination of the people living near these toxic sites who have been calling on the state for strong cleanup measures for years.

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Coal Ash Cleanup: Three States See Major Developments

By The Appalachian Voice | February 13, 2019 | 0
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North Carolina holds meetings on coal ash cleanup in the state. Tennessee workers who are sick after cleaning up TVA’s 2008 coal ash disaster seek resolution. Virginia moves closer to requiring Dominion Energy to relocate its toxic coal ash.

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Push for N.C. Coal Ash Cleanup Enters Final Stages

By The Appalachian Voice | February 12, 2019 | 0

We joined North Carolinians living near Duke Energy’s coal ash dumps in telling the state that capping the toxic pits instead of moving the material away from water sources is a non-starter.

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Five years after Dan River: Coal ash in N.C.

By Ridge Graham | February 11, 2019 | 0

The Dan River coal ash spill sparked a flurry of coal ash cleanup legislation, public hearings, community meetings and more across North Carolina. But where does coal ash stand in the state now?

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N.C. Lowers Risk Rating of Coal Ash Pits

By Kevin Ridder | December 19, 2018 | 0

Duke Energy may now be able to cap six toxic coal ash dumps in North Carolina in place instead of transporting the material to lined landfills after state regulators classified the dumps as “low risk.”

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Hurricane Highlights Coal Ash Risks

By Molly Moore | October 16, 2018 | 0

September’s Hurricane Florence breached two of Duke Energy’s coal ash and wastewater impoundments.

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Al Gore, Rev. Barber tour coal-impacted communities in N.C.

By Ridge Graham | August 22, 2018 | 1

The former vice president joined with the Poor People’s Campaign and others on a two-day tour to highlight the link between environmental injustice and poverty.

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