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The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights says coal ash ponds and landfills disproportionately affect poor and minority communities across the U.S. But that’s...
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Duke Energy and state environmental regulators have settled a dispute over the size of a state fine over a coal ash spill near Duke's Dan River plant in...
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A public hearing starts Monday in Raleigh on Duke Energy's planned acquisition of Piedmont Natural Gas. Approval by the North Carolina Utilities...
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Updated 11 p.m.Governor Pat McCrory has signed a bill that will allow Duke Energy to store coal ash in place permanently at as many as half its plants...
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Follow-up tests last week found no arsenic in Mountain Island Lake, according to a report from the state Department of Environmental Quality. Tests...
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Duke Energy has stopped draining coal ash ponds into Mountain Island Lake after recent county tests found elevated levels of arsenic in the water. State...
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A coalition of environmental groups released a series of interactive maps documenting thousands of large-scale hog, cattle and poultry farms across...
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Time may be running out for North Carolina lawmakers to reach a compromise on how to update the state's coal ash cleanup law. That's according to the...
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A superior court judge this week ordered Duke Energy to dig up and remove coal at four North Carolina plants - something it's already doing under the...
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The state agency tasked with protecting the environment has been under scathing, near-constant criticism from environmentalists during the tenure of…