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North Carolina County To Get Power Back After Blackout Caused By Shootings

Moore County has been under a state of emergency since gunfire knocked out two electricity substations.
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EPA Moves To Crack Down On Dangerous Coal Ash Storage Ponds

It's the first time the EPA has enforced a 2015 rule aimed at reducing groundwater pollution from the unlined storage ponds that can pollute waterways and poison wildlife.
By AP

Energy Companies Cancel $8 Billion Appalachian Trail Pipeline Project

The Atlantic Coast Pipeline was going to be built under the Appalachian Trail through West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina.
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Utility Giant Sets Up Critical Test For Top 2020 Democrats On Nuclear

As Duke Energy preps renewal requests for its reactors, it's unclear how the leading candidates would rule on a major issue in carbon-free power.
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The $109 Million Lobbying Effort To Run A Pipeline Through National Treasures

The proposed 600-mile-long Atlantic Coast Pipeline would bisect the Appalachian Trail, the Blue Ridge Parkway and a pair of national forests.
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Climate Change Comes Home To Roost In North Carolina

Breached swine lagoons. Overflowing coal waste ponds. Sewage in the streets. The hellish aftermath of climate-fueled Hurricane Florence.
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Florence Floodwaters Breach High-Risk Coal Ash Pond, Threatening Cape Fear River

Coal ash might be escaping and flowing into the river.
By AP

Torrential Rain Triggers Collapse At Coal Ash Landfill In North Carolina

Duke Energy said the collapse displaced about 2,000 cubic yards of ash -- enough to fill roughly 180 dump trucks.
By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press

Hurricane Florence Is Barreling Toward North Carolina’s Coal Ash Pits

The Trump administration recently rolled back coal dump regulations.
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