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The EPA wants to relax rules that govern how companies like Duke Energy can dispose of coal ash, but the proposal has some environmental groups in North…
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After Democrat Roy Cooper defeated Republican Governor Pat McCrory a year ago, state environmental secretary Donald van der Vaart gave up his office.…
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A controversial former environmental official from Alabama is President Trump's pick to oversee the EPA in the Southeast. Trey Glenn was named…
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President Donald Trump has issued a lot of orders in his first week, and he's already putting his mark on the office. It's mostly big-picture policy…
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The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights says coal ash ponds and landfills disproportionately affect poor and minority communities across the U.S. But that’s…
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State environmental officials are suing the federal EPA again, this time over North Carolina’s possible inclusion on a list of states that contribute to…
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North Carolina is continuing to fight new EPA rules that limit carbon emissions from power plants. Gov. Pat McCrory's office said Wednesday night the…
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The North Carolina Senate does not like the Obama administration’s sweeping new rule to limit carbon emissions from power plants. The Senate voted…
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Republican administrations across the country have opposed the Obama administration’s plan to regulate carbon emissions since it was first announced, and…
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Charlotte’s air quality no longer violates federal standards. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says ozone readings now meet levels consistent with…