North Carolina
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Legal & RegulatoryDuke Proposes Full Excavation of 12 More Coal Ash Basins
With plans already approved for the closure of 12 of its coal ash basins, Duke Energy on June 23 recommended the full excavation of 12 additional basins located in North Carolina. The company proposed excavating five basins each at its Cape Fear Plant in Moncure and its H.F. Lee Plant in Goldsboro. Additionally, it recommended […]
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CoalNation’s First Coal Ash Law Takes Effect in North Carolina
Though unsigned by its governor, North Carolina has enacted the nation’s first comprehensive coal ash management law. The statute, which took effect on Sept. 20, applies to all unlined dry and wet coal ash ponds owned by public utilities, including ponds that are covered or no longer in use. Beginning Oct. 1, 2014, no new […]
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Legal & RegulatoryNation’s First Comprehensive Coal Ash Bill Awaits Enactment in North Carolina
North Carolina’s Legislature last week became the first in the nation to approve a sweeping coal ash bill, but the state’s governor isn’t fully endorsing it. Both the House and the Senate on Aug. 20 approved the Coal Ash Management Act (S.B. 729), a measure that became an urgent legislative priority after Duke Energy’s February […]