Duke Energy, North Carolina Appeal Coal Ash Ruling
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North Carolina’s environmental regulator joined Duke Energy Corp. in appealing a court order that the company clean up groundwater pollution from coal ash dumps, a ruling made in case that began before one of the utility’s plants spewed toxic sludge into the Dan River.
Superior Court Judge Paul Ridgeway on March 6 ruled that Duke must take immediate action to stop chemicals from fouling groundwater. He also said the state’s Environmental Management Commission illegally failed to require the company to move quickly on pollution from coal ash ponds.