Judge: Coal ash lawsuit in NC can move forward
RALEIGH, NC (AP) — A federal judge says a lawsuit accusing Duke Energy coal ash pits of polluting a lake near Wilmington can move forward. The Southern Environmental Law Center filed a lawsuit last...
View ArticleEnvironmental groups want dam hazard ratings raised at Sutton Lake
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Environmental groups have asked state regulators to raise the dam hazard ratings for the coal ash dams at Duke Energy’s L.V. Sutton Plant in New Hanover County. The Southern...
View ArticleDENR reclassifies Sutton Lake, raises dam hazard level
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — State regulators have reclassified Sutton Lake in New Hanover County in a move that environmentalists hope means greater protection from possible pollution from a nearby power...
View ArticleActivists file new appeal in fight against Titan Cement Plant
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Environmental activists are taking another stand against a cement plant coming to Wilmington. The Southern Environmental Law Center, SELC, says they will appeal a judge’s...
View ArticleTitan responds to activists’ appeal
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — A cement maker that’s been working for years to build a plant in New Hanover County is responding to the latest legal challenge trying to stop it. Yesterday the Southern...
View ArticleProposed settlement would allow Bonner Bridge replacement
RALEIGH, NC (AP) — North Carolina transportation officials have reached an agreement with environmental groups that would allow for the construction of a new span across Oregon Inlet to replace the...
View ArticleEnvironmental groups ask judge to dismiss part of lawsuit
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – A coalition of environmental groups is asking a North Carolina judge to dismiss part of lawsuit over pollution leaking from Duke Energy’s coal ash dumps. The Southern...
View ArticleTests find water polluted outside Duke Energy coal ash range
RALEIGH, NC (AP) — A handful of tests near Duke Energy coal plants find heavy metals in North Carolina water wells outside the range of coal ash contamination seeping from storage pits. The state...
View ArticleGroups want court to end capture, killing of red wolves
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) – Three conservation groups have asked a federal court to halt the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service practice of capturing and killing red wolves in eastern North Carolina, and to...
View ArticleFight continues over Sunset Beach property on west end
BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — The fight over a sunset beach property on the west end of the island continues. Today the Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of the Sunset Beach Taxpayers...
View ArticleFigure Eight homeowners reject terminal groin
CHAPEL HILL, NC (WWAY) – No terminal groin for Figure Eight Island. According to a news release from the Southern Environmental Law Center, The Figure Eight Island Homeowners Association denied a...
View ArticleDuke Energy to pay $1M to settle latest coal ash suit
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) – Duke Energy is contributing at least $1 million to protect a river, lake and wetlands near Wilmington to settle a lawsuit over coal ash stored at a closed power plant. The...
View ArticleSouthern Environmental Law Center investigating Chemours
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — The Southern Environmental Law Center is taking a closer look at Chemours after learning the company was discharging GenX in the Cape Fear River. North Carolina SELC Director...
View ArticleRegulators release environmental assessment of Atlantic Coast Pipeline
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Atlantic Coast Pipeline intended to carry natural gas across West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina would have some adverse environmental effects, including impacts on...
View ArticleNon-profit files suit over Ocean Isle Beach terminal groin project
BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — An environmental group has filed a lawsuit in federal court over plans to build a terminal groin for Ocean Isle Beach. The Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of...
View ArticleDuke Energy agrees to pay $84K penalty for coal ash leaks
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Duke Energy will pay an $84,000 penalty and work to end leaks of potentially toxic waste from three North Carolina coal-burning power plants into groundwater and nearby rivers. A...
View ArticleCape Fear River Watch to sue Chemours for Clean Water Act, Toxic Substance...
SOUTHEASTERN NC (WWAY) — The Cape Fear River Watch is being represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center to take action against Chemours and the discharge of GenX and other pollutants in the...
View ArticleChemours sued over air, water pollution claims
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — A federal lawsuit seeks to stop a company from continuing to allow little-studied industrial compounds to get into the Cape Fear River in eastern North Carolina. The Southern...
View ArticleLawsuit filed over Trump plans for offshore drilling tests
By MEG KINNARD, Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Environmental groups sued the Trump administration Tuesday over offshore drilling tests, launching a legal fight against a proposal that has...
View ArticleLear Corp. seeks permit renewal to dump PFAS into Cape Fear River
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Frustration among environmental activists this week as the Lear Corporation in Kenansville seeks a renewal permit with the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality....
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