Southern Environmental Law Center: Administrative Court Confirms State Authority to Require Duke Energy Clean Up Its Coal Ash Pollution
August 02, 2019
August 02, 2019
CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, Aug. 2 -- The Southern Environmental Law Center issued the following news release:
A North Carolina administrative law judge today confirmed the state of North Carolina's authority to require cleanup of Duke Energy's coal ash pollution of groundwater, dismissing part of Duke Energy's challenge to the state's April orders instructing Duke Energy to fully remove all coal ash from its unlined, leaking lagoons in six communities across North Carolina.
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A North Carolina administrative law judge today confirmed the state of North Carolina's authority to require cleanup of Duke Energy's coal ash pollution of groundwater, dismissing part of Duke Energy's challenge to the state's April orders instructing Duke Energy to fully remove all coal ash from its unlined, leaking lagoons in six communities across North Carolina.
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