Taxonomy Archives: North Carolina
Federal court ruling will send Cliffside air permit back to the drawing board for more stringent mercury controls
A federal court ruling today will require the N.C. Division of Air Quality to re-evaluate Duke Energy’s plans to control mercury at the utility’s recently permitted Cliffside unit. The D.C Circuit Cou...
EPA loses federal court battle over mercury
The Environmental Protection agency must require power plants, the leading source of mercury pollution in the U.S, to better control their emissions of the dangerous toxin, a federal court ruled today...
SELC statment on NC Air permit granted for Cliffside
The North Carolina Division of Air Quality (DAQ) today granted Duke Energy Carolinas an air quality permit to build a new 800-megawatt unit at its Cliffside power plant near Shelby.
No Outlying Landing Field for Washington County
In the absence of political, environmental or local support, the Navy today announced it is abandoning its plans to build an Outlying Landing Field in Washington and Beaufort counties in North Carolin...