Taxonomy Archives: North Carolina
Conservation Groups Call for Cleanup of Duke Energy’s Coal Ash Pollution at Mountain Island Lake
On behalf of the Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation, the Southern Environmental Law Center today submitted comments to the N.C. Department of the Environment and Natural Resources showing that the propose...
Conservation Groups Join State’s Lawsuits against Duke Energy
The Wake County and Mecklenburg County Superior Courts ruled late Friday that conservation groups represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center will join in state lawsuits against Duke Energy o...
Court to Hear Concerns Regarding Bonner Bridge State Permit
Conservation groups today filed a petition with the N.C. Office of Administrative Hearings outlining serious concerns over the N.C. Department of Transportation’s proposed Bonner Bridge replacement ro...
Catawba/Wateree Coal Ash Removal in South Carolina Ahead of Schedule
In a report filed under a settlement with the Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation, SCE&G reported that it has removed 280,000 tons of coal ash from its coal ash lagoons on the banks of the Catawba/Wateree ...
Low-cost alternatives to Monroe Bypass would help local drivers, report finds
Improvements to Highway 74 in Union County that cost less and focus benefits on local drivers are feasible and merit further study according to an engineering firm report released today by the Souther...
Conservation Groups Seek to Stop Thomasville’s Sewage Pollution
Conservation Groups Seek to Stop Thomasville’s Sewage Pollution
On behalf of the Yadkin Riverkeeper, the Southern Environmental Law Center today gave notice to the City of Thomasville for violations of the federal Clean Water Act for repeatedly discharging untreat...
Transportation Reform Takes a Step Forward in North Carolina
Today’s passage of the Strategic Mobility Formula marks the first step towards comprehensive transportation overhaul in North Carolina.
Conservation Groups Seek to Stop Progress Energy’s Illegal Coal Ash Pollution of Sutton Lake
The Southern Environmental Law Center today sent a notice to Duke Energy Progress, Inc., that it will bring suit under the Clean Water Act to stop Progress’s coal ash pollution of Sutton Lake, a state...
Bill Passed by Senate Committee Undermines Successful Balance at Cape Hatteras
Conservation groups today said that bill S.B. 486, sponsored by Senators Hagan and Burr and approved today by the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, is unnecessary and undermines s...