DENR orders Duke Energy to submit repair plans for leaking pipes at coal ash...
State officials on Monday ordered Duke Energy to submit repair plans for leaking pipes in dams around coal ash impoundments at five power plants located in Charlotte and western North Carolina. DENR...
View ArticleNo coal ash legislation this session
A bill to regulate the cleanup of coal ash across the state hit a roadblock late Friday night after House and Senate negotiators failed to agree on a compromise bill. Senators adjourned for the summer...
View ArticleMcCrory failed to disclose Duke Energy stock in two state ethics filings
The News & Observer reports this morning that Gov. Pat McCrory failed to disclose his ownership of Duke Energy stock this year in two state ethics filings. McCrory communications director Josh...
View ArticleMcCrory’s lawyer responds about mishandling of Duke Energy stock
The Charlotte Observer published an editorial over the weekend slamming Gov. Pat McCrory for his failure to disclose at least $10,000 of Duke Energy stock in two state ethics filings. The editorial...
View ArticleNC Supreme Court upholds Duke Energy rate increase
N.C. Policy Watch reports that the North Carolina Supreme Court has upheld a 7.2% rate hike for Duke Energy customers. N.C. Attorney General Roy Cooper appealed the rate hike to the state’s high court...
View ArticleMorning Posts for the Week of September 8, 2014
Morning Posts published in the Carolina Mercury September 8-15, 2014. Originally published September 8, 2014 Good morning, it is drizzly here in the Piedmont and elsewhere. Not chilly yet, but we’re...
View ArticleEnvironmental advocates: New coal ash leaks discovered at Duke Energy plant
Three environmental groups said Thursday that they have discovered extensive coal ash pollution leaking into the Yadkin River from Duke Energy's retired Buck Power Plant in Rowan County...
View ArticleDuke Energy spends big on governors
The Charlotte Observer is out with a story this morning on Duke Energy’s contributions to the Republican Governors Association confirming a new report by Democracy NC that Duke Energy upped its...
View ArticleSaturday Evening Post August 24-30
Good Evening, maps for thought. 1860 Slavery Census Via Wonkblog — America’s most gerrymandered congressional districts From Justice Ruth Bader Ginburg’s dissent in Shelby: Although the VRA wrought...
View ArticleN&O — Governor’s office acted badly by pressuring and accusing state...
A Sunday editorial in the News & Observer blasts the McCrory administration for "intimidation" and "crass and unfair" statements regarding state toxicologist Ken Rudo.
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