Nation Dec 07 Duke Energy repairs all equipment damaged in North Carolina weekend shooting By Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press
Science Sep 27 New rule may strip pollution protections from popular lakes Nearly 50 years ago, a power company received permission from North Carolina to build a reservoir by damming a creek near the coastal city of Wilmington. It would provide a source of steam to generate electricity and a place to… By John Flesher, Associated Press
Nation Jan 02 Duke Energy agrees to remove coal ash in North Carolina The Department of Environmental Quality said in a press release that it will be the largest coal ash cleanup in the nation’s history. By Associated Press
Nation Sep 21 Watch 4:17 News Wrap: Possible toxic spill deepens Florence disaster In our news wrap Friday, Duke Energy says surging water breached a dam at a closed power plant near Wilmington, North Carolina, and could be spilling toxic coal ash into the Cape Fear river. Also, Tanzanian officials say at least…
Nation Sep 21 Dam breach at Duke plant in North Carolina, coal ash could spill Florence's floodwaters breached a dam holding back a large reservoir at a Wilmington power plant Friday, and coal ash from an adjacent dump could be flowing into the nearby Cape Fear River. By Michael Biesecker, Alan Suderman, Associated Press
Sep 20 Watch 5:39 Contaminated Florence storm waters pose ‘dire’ threat, environmental group warns Duke Energy said Thursday that three inactive coal ash basins in Goldsboro, North Carolina, are underwater after Hurricane Florence. The electric utility said it's monitoring the site and only a small amount of ash has leaked. But the heavy flooding… Continue watching
Aug 02 Testimony: Health director covered up cancer-causing water in North Carolina By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press North Carolina's top public health official acted unethically and possibly illegally by telling residents living near Duke Energy coal ash pits that their well water is safe to drink when it's contaminated with a chemical known to cause cancer, a… Continue reading