An attorney with the Southern Environmental Law Center says the announced settlement represents another back room deal between the nations' largest utility and the State of North Carolina. The $7 million settlement reached today (9/29) reduces a fine of $25.1 million dollars and resolves all ground-water contamination issues at the closed Sutton Power Plant in Wilmington as well as 13 other active and closed power plants. D.J. Gerken is a Senior Attorney with the Southern Environmental Law Center. He spoke with David Hurand.
NC and Duke Settle Ground Water Dispute
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