N.C. clears Duke Energy to drain water from Riverbend coal ash ponds

N.C. regulators have issued a permit for Duke Energy to remove the water from coal ash ponds at its Riverbend Steam Station. The permit is a key step in allowing Duke to remove pond ash at Riverbend, near Mount Holly, and rebury it in lined landfills. The N.C Department of Environmental Quality claims the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency caused “more than a year of delays” in issuing the permit. The two agencies clashed for months over provisions in the permit. But the EPA has said the…

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