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Duke Energy uses law change to limit coal ash cleanup
The AP reports Duke Energy lobbied North Carolina lawmakers to insert a 330 word provision in a regulatory reform bill. The change allowed continued groundwater contamination from coal ash dumps without immediate cleanup, aiding Duke while environmental groups challenged enforcement. Federal probes and state court cases followed.
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Charlotte
N.C
Duke Energy
North Carolina
Duke
Associated Press
Pat McCrory
McCrory
D.J. Gerken
Southern Environmental Law Center
Dan River
Cape Fear River Watch
Sierra Club
Waterkeeper Alliance
Western North Carolina Alliance
The
Law Center
State Environmental Management Commission
George Everett
Chuck McGrady
State House
McGrady
Henderson County
North Car
Olinas
Tim D. Moffitt
Asheville
House Regulatory Reform Committee
Moffitt
Thomas Williams
PAC
Josh Ellis
Gerken
DENR
Wake County
Paul Ridgeway
Lee Steam Electric
Neuse
Susan Massengale
State Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Cliffside
Broad River
Progress Energy