Taxonomy Archives: North Carolina

August 13, 2013

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...

August 12, 2013

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...

August 1, 2013

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...

July 30, 2013

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 ...

July 24, 2013

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...

July 12, 2013

Conservation Groups Seek to Stop Thomasville’s Sewage Pollution

July 12, 2013

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...

June 19, 2013

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.

June 19, 2013

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...

June 18, 2013

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...