Toxins leaking from 2nd pipe at NC coal ash dump
RALEIGH — North Carolina officials say wastewater containing unsafe levels of arsenic from a Duke Energy coal ash dump is flowing into a North Carolina river already contaminated from a massive Feb. 2 spill. The state […]
UPDATED: NC Gov. McCrory briefed on Duke coal ash lawsuit
RALEIGH — North Carolina’s top environmental official said Monday that he briefed Gov. Pat McCrory before intervening in lawsuits against Duke Energy, resulting in a negotiated settlement that fined the $50 billion corporation […]
Coal ash not yet fully contained from NC river
EDEN — Duke Energy says it is diverting the flow of coal ash from reaching a North Carolina river, but the company cannot yet declare the massive spill fully contained nearly a week […]
Matthews quick-charge station funded
MATTHEWS — The town of Matthews has received a grant for an electric vehicle charging station that can quick-charge an vehicle in about half an hour. The charger will be […]
Dismissal of Duke-Crescent lawsuit ends one chapter of Charlotte’s economic history
A murky, internecine lawsuit over $1.2 billion involving two formerly synonymous giants of economic development in Charlotte has ended in what appears to be an equally shadowy draw. But the […]
Duke Energy to demolish Mount Holly power plant
MOUNT HOLLY – Duke Energy, the Charlotte-based energy giant, is set to start demolition on parts of its Riverbend Steam Station on the Catawba River in Gaston County, as part […]
NC regulators approve Duke Energy rate hike
North Carolina regulators have approved a rate increase of 4.5 percent for Duke Energy.
Duke Energy money market fund returns more than bank
Though this Duke Energy product walks and talks like a money market account and though you can write checks on your balance, the people at Duke consider it an investment in their PremierNotes. The 1.41 percent you would get from DUK is enormously better than the miserly 0.35 percent an ignoramus would get from this bank.
Public hearing set for Duke water permits
The North Carolina Division of Water Quality plans to hold a public hearing from 7 to 9 p.m. today to discuss water-discharge permits for Duke Energy Corp.’s three coal-fired power […]
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