Judge Issues Ruling in Favor of North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality in Coal Ash Closure Appeal
August 02, 2019
August 02, 2019
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 2 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release:
Today, the Administrative Law Judge presiding over the Duke Energy appeal of the Department of Environmental Quality's (DEQ) coal ash closure decisions issued a significant ruling in favor of DEQ.
The ALJ affirmed that DEQ had proper legal authority to elect the closure option for each coal ash impoundment. The ALJ's decision to grant DEQ's parti . . .
Today, the Administrative Law Judge presiding over the Duke Energy appeal of the Department of Environmental Quality's (DEQ) coal ash closure decisions issued a significant ruling in favor of DEQ.
The ALJ affirmed that DEQ had proper legal authority to elect the closure option for each coal ash impoundment. The ALJ's decision to grant DEQ's parti . . .