as the new governor of north carolina, he and his state government stepped in three times to stop, effectively, to big foot lawsuits against duke. the moukory administration stepped in over and over again to basically block those lawsuits in north carolina. now, income door in south carolina, the coal ash problem there did not play out the same way. next door, they didn t have a former duke energy executive as governor. and in south carolina, the state didn t intervene when environmentalists brought their lawsuits. so now in south carolina, literally this past week, you can see duke energy trucking away coal ash as part of a voluntary out of court settlement. in south carolina, they got a duke cleanup that started last week. in north carolina, though, the state intervened to stop the lawsuits. what they got in north carolina was a disaster and then it was the feds who stepped in and now that disaster has duke energy apologizing in the papers and
into politics. as the new governor of north carolina, he and his state government stepped in three times to stop, effectively, to big foot lawsuits against duke. the moukory administration stepped in over and over again to basically block those lawsuits in north carolina. now, income door in south carolina, the coal ash problem there did not play out the same way. next door, they didn t have a former duke energy executive as governor. and in south carolina, the state didn t intervene when environmentalists brought their lawsuits. so now in south carolina, literally this past week, you can see duke energy trucking away coal ash as part of a voluntary out of court settlement. in south carolina, they got a duke cleanup that started last week. in north carolina, though, the state intervened to stop the lawsuits. what they got in north carolina was a disaster and then it was the feds who stepped in and now that disaster has duke energy apologizing in the papers and paying the biggest crimin
to basically block those lawsuits in north carolina. now, income door in south carolina, the coal ash problem there did not play out the same way. next door, they didn t have a former duke energy executive as governor. and in south carolina, the state didn t intervene when environmentalists brought their lawsuits. so now in south carolina literally this past week, you can see duke energy trucking away coal ash as part of a voluntary out of court settlement. in south carolina, they got a duke cleanup that started last week. in north carolina, though the state intervened to stop the lawsuits. what they got in north carolina was a disaster and then it was the feds who stepped in and now that disaster has duke energy apologizing in the papers and paying the biggest criminal fine in north carolina history. what does that mean for the state government? and when that case got settled, it appeared maybe duke s admission of guilty would be tend of it. but check this out. the lawyer for duke ene
grand total of $99,000. for a company valued at nearly $50 billion. three times environmental groups tried to use the clean water act to see duke energy to force them to clean up their coal ash sites in north carolina and three times the state government has stepped in at the very last minute to stop the lawsuit. those details came to light in a rather jaw-dropping new report from the associated press. the ap reporting in january 2013 the north carolina government started stepping in and blocking these environmental lawsuits against duke energy. that same month, january 2013, is when north carolina got a brand new republican governor. republican pat mccrory. who before he became governor spent 28 years working for duke energy. in the year since he has become governor, these environmental groups raised concern after concern about this one company and its coal ash problem and every time they ve essentially been stymied by the new administration. and then their worst fears were realiz
three times environmental groups tried to use the clean water act to see duke energy to force them to clean up their coal ash sites in north carolina and three times the state government has stepped in at the very last minute to stop the lawsuit. those details came to light in a rather jaw-dropping new report from the associated press. the ap reporting in january 2013 the north carolina government started stepping in and blocking these environmental lawsuits against duke energy. that same month, january 2013, is when north carolina got a brand new republican governor. republican pat mccrory. who before he became governor spent 28 years working for duke energy. in the year since he has become governor, these environmental groups raised concern after concern about this one company and its coal ash problem and every time they ve essentially been stymied by the new administration. and then their worst fears were realized. last week, last sunday afternoon, up to 82,000 tons of