Charging North Carolina consumers the full, multibillion-dollar cost of cleaning up coal ash dumps is comparable to tire stores charging customers an extra fee to dispose of an old set of wheels, a
The nation's largest electric company agreed Monday to seek a smaller rate increase on more than a million North Carolina customers, with a smaller potential profit margin, but still wants nearly $
What if a dam holding back coal ash burst at one of Duke Energy's coal plants in the Carolinas or Midwest?
Environmental and civil rights groups say they'll sue Duke Energy for violating parts of the Clean Water Act
Duke Energy says it will release previously withheld information about emergency action plans for its coal ash storage sites.
Environmental groups are accusing Duke Energy of withholding safety information about coal ash sites from the public.
A divided North Carolina appeals court says a clean-energy advocacy group can't install solar panels on a church roof and charge for the electricity generated.
Neighbors with contaminated wells near Duke Energy's North Carolina coal ash ponds are suing to halt Duke's demand that they sign away future legal claims in exchange for compensation.
The nation's largest electric company wants regulators in North Carolina to force consumers to pay nearly $200 million a year to clean up the toxic byproducts of burning coal to generate power.
Duke Energy continues to clean up potentially toxic coal ash sites across North Carolina. But even more of the waste is on its way.