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Duke Energy Agrees to Historic Coal Ash Cleanup in North Carolina

January 3, 2020May 8, 2020 by Alyssa Danigelis

Duke Energy agreed to excavate nearly 80 million tons of coal ash in North Carolina as part of a settlement agreement with community and environmental groups — the largest coal ash cleanup in United States history.

Washington DC’s Plastic Straw and Stirrer Ban Goes Into Effect

January 4, 2019May 7, 2020 by Alyssa Danigelis

Washington DC’s ban on plastic straws in city businesses and restaurants went into effect this week. Starting on January 1, the Department of Energy and Environment can start inspecting businesses and issuing unofficial warnings.

Rubicon Global Joins Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Circular Economy 100

March 31, 2017March 31, 2017 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

In another sign of corporations’ growing support for the circular economy, Rubicon Global is the latest company to join the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Circular Economy 100.

Georgia Power to Close All 29 Coal Ash Ponds

September 29, 2015September 28, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Georgia Power is developing a closure timeline for all of its 29 coal ash ponds and expects to finalize and release the schedule within the next six months. The company says the closure and schedule is a response to the EPA’s Coal Combustion Residual (CCR) Rule as well as the ... Read more »

Radioactive Contaminants Found in Coal Ash

September 8, 2015September 8, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

A Duke University-led study shows the presence of radioactive contaminants in coal ash from all three major US coal-producing basins. The study found that levels of radioactivity in the ash in the Illinois, Appalachian and Powder River basins were up to five times higher than in normal soil, and up ... Read more »

Duke to Close 12 Additional Coal Ash Basins

June 26, 2015June 25, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Duke Energy says it plans to close an additional 12 coal ash basins in North Carolina and reused the material in lined structural fills or permanently disposed it in lined landfills. The announcement brings to 24 the total number of Carolinas basins the company is prepared to close by removing ... Read more »

Duke Energy Fined $102M for Clean Water Act Crimes

May 18, 2015May 18, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Three subsidiaries of Duke Energy, the largest utility in the US, pleaded guilty to nine criminal violations of the Clean Water Act at several of its North Carolina facilities and agreed to pay a $68 million criminal fine and spend $34 million on environmental projects and land conservation to benefit ... Read more »

Arrowhead Landfill Accepts Utilities’ Coal Ash

May 7, 2015May 7, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Green Group Holdings says its Arrowhead Landfill facility in Alabama is ready to accept coal combustion residuals (CCR) — coal ash — from utility companies looking to avoid civil litigation risks brought on by the new federal regulations. The EPA regulations on CCR establish disposal standards, monitoring obligations, and associated ... Read more »

Duke, US Reach $102.2M Coal Ash Spill Proposed Agreement

February 24, 2015February 24, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Duke Energy has reached a proposed agreement with the US government that, if approved, would close a federal investigation of its subsidiaries, Duke Energy Carolinas, Duke Energy Progress and Duke Energy Business Services, related to last year’s Dan River coal ash spill as well as ash basin operations at other ... Read more »

Duke Energy to Clean Up, Close Coal Ash Pits

September 29, 2014October 3, 2014 by Ken Jennison

Duke Energy officials told state regulators Tuesday it plans to remove coal ash from one of its South Carolina waste pits and close two additional ones, according to Power Engineering. Duke has ash pits at two power plants in the state. The W.S. Lee plant, which is set to convert ... Read more »

Waste Management Sees Coal Ash Disposal Opportunities

August 8, 2014August 7, 2014 by Ken Jennison

Waste Management is expecting to see a significant growth in its sales if a pending EPA rule requiring coal-fired power plants to dispose of ash byproduct in engineered landfills is passed, according to Bloomberg. According to David Steiner of Waste Management, the EPA rule will most likely require coal ash ... Read more »

Duke Charged After Enviros Snap Photos of Waste Pumping

March 25, 2014April 10, 2014 by Tamar Wilner

The North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources has charged Duke Energy with illegally pumping up to 61 million gallons of coal-ash wastewater into the Cape River, responding to photos taken by the non-profits Waterkeeper Alliance and Cape Fear Riverkeeper. The alleged violations occurred from September to last week, the state ... Read more »

Duke Energy Agrees to Historic Coal Ash Cleanup in North Carolina

Washington DC’s Plastic Straw and Stirrer Ban Goes Into Effect

Rubicon Global Joins Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Circular Economy 100

Georgia Power to Close All 29 Coal Ash Ponds

Radioactive Contaminants Found in Coal Ash

Duke to Close 12 Additional Coal Ash Basins

Duke Energy Fined $102M for Clean Water Act Crimes

Arrowhead Landfill Accepts Utilities’ Coal Ash

Duke, US Reach $102.2M Coal Ash Spill Proposed Agreement

Duke Energy to Clean Up, Close Coal Ash Pits

Waste Management Sees Coal Ash Disposal Opportunities

Duke Charged After Enviros Snap Photos of Waste Pumping

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