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State orders Chemours to stop chemical releases, begins legal action and steps to suspend permit
State officials ordered Chemours on Tuesday to stop releasing all fluorinated compounds into the Cape Fear River and began legal action against the company and the process to suspend its permit for discharging wastewater into the river.
State seeks to stop additional chemical discharges into the Cape Fear River
As part of its ongoing investigation, the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality this week urged Chemours to stop discharging two additional chemical compounds into the Cape Fear River. The compounds were identified in the company’s waste stream by a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency preliminary analysis shared with the state this week.
State permit issued to allow disposal of coal ash at Sutton facility in Wilmington
State environmental officials have issued a permit that will allow Duke Energy to start disposing of coal ash at a new lined landfill proposed for the utility’s Sutton Steam Station in Wilmington.
State authorizes utility to move forward with lined landfill for coal ash storage
State officials today authorized Duke Energy to operate a double-lined, industrial landfill that will be used to store coal ash and other wastes at the utility’s Dan River Steam Station in Rockingham County.
State hosting public meetings on Duke Energy’s coal ash plans
The public is invited to a series of public meetings next week to provide feedback on Duke Energy’s draft plans to close coal ash impoundments at four high-priority facilities: Asheville Steam Electric Plant, Dan River Steam Station, Riverbend Steam Station and the Sutton Steam Plant.
State seeks public input on draft closure plans for high priority Duke Energy facilities
The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality is asking the public to weigh in on proposed draft closure plans for coal ash impoundments at four Duke Energy facilities deemed high priority by the state’s coal ash law.
State settles agreement over plans for public park in Asheville
State officials and an environmental group have successfully settled a legal challenge involving a property in Asheville that is being transformed into a public park.
State: work completed successfully to address asbestos at property in Davidson
State officials say work has been completed to protect a community from possible exposure to asbestos that was discovered on an exposed slope in Davidson.
State directing work to address asbestos found in Davidson community
State environmental and public health officials will oversee work this week in Davidson to protect people from potential exposure after asbestos materials were identified coming from an exposed slope in the Mecklenburg County community.
State renews coal ash landfill permits at two Duke Energy facilities
State environmental officials renewed coal ash landfill permits at Duke Energy’s Roxboro and Marshall steam stations Tuesday.
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