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Gov. Pat McCrory's general counsel, Bob Stevens, tells legislators Tuesday evening that if they pass the bill in its current form, McCrory would veto it, and sue if that veto is overridden.

Environmental Health, Featured, State Health Policy

Legislators Defy McCrory, DEQ Over Coal Ash Cleanup Plans

by Catherine Clabby May 25, 2016January 9, 2017

Duke Energy's Asheville Steam Electric Generating Plant coal ash ponds. The DEQ has ranked the ponds as risk.

Environmental Health, Featured

DEQ Pushes to Categorize N.C.’s Coal Ash Ponds

by Catherine Clabby March 1, 2016January 9, 2017

mcCrory presents budget

Environmental Health, Featured, State Health Policy

State Supreme Court Rules Against Coal Ash, Fracking Commissions

by Gabe Rivin January 30, 2016April 7, 2017

Wet coal ash left over from last February's spill into the Dan River. Photo courtesy N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources. photo shows a large mass of grey, mushy ash

What to Do with 264 Billion Pounds of Coal Ash

by Gabe Rivin August 10, 2015July 25, 2024

Staff from the U.S. Fish and WIldlife Service take core samples following the spill of coal ash into the Dan River. Photo courtesy U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Environmental Health, NC Health Briefs, Public Health, State Health Policy

Legislature Will Hold Coal Ash Bill Until November

by Gabe Rivin August 1, 2014April 7, 2017

A map showing the 14 coal-ash sites across North Carolina. Duke Energy now owns Progress Energy's former sites. Graphic courtesy N.C. DENR

Environmental Health, Featured

House Coal-ash Bill Raises Concerns about Groundwater Rules

by Gabe Rivin July 7, 2014April 7, 2017