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February 12, 2014

Environmentalists: N.C. Trying to Avoid Scrutiny of Duke Energy Deal Following Toxic Leak 
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A coal ash pond owned by Duke Energy leaked in North Carolina last week.
Environmental groups are now criticizing state regulators for seeking to
delay an agreement with Duke that would shield it from responsibility
for cleaning up pollution of waterways. The North Carolina government
says it will re-evaluate the agreement in light of the spill, but
environmentalists say it is a move to buy time until public outcry
subsides. Over the past year, the administration of North Carolina
governor and former Duke employee Pat Mc Crory has shielded the company
from a series of potential lawsuits.

 

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