Tuesday, June 14, 2016

New lawsuit against Duke Energy alleges coal ash polluting N.C. lake

A new lawsuit filed Monday alleges that a Duke Energy coal ash pond in the northern part of North Carolina is contaminating surrounding water sources and that the Charlotte-based utility stands in violation of the federal Clean Water Act. Filed in the U.S. Middle District Court of North Carolina by attorneys with the Southern Environmental Law Center on behalf of the Roanoke River Basin Association, the complaint focuses on Duke's coal-fired Mayo power plant near Roxboro. It asserts that about 6.9…


from Charlotte Business News - Local Charlotte News | Charlotte Business Journal http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2016/06/14/new-lawsuit-against-duke-energy-alleges-coal-ash.html?ana=RSS%26s=article_search

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