LUMBERTON The Southern Environmental Law Center filed a lawsuit Wednesday alleging Active Energy Renewable Power polluted the Lumber River, a violation of the Clean Water Act, according to the conservation group.
The law center is suing on behalf of the Winyah Rivers Alliance, a nonprofit coalition of riverkeepers working to protect local rivers in the state. The complaint, filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, details the concerns of the environmental groups and residents regarding unpermitted discharges of wastewater into the river and its tributary, Jacob s Branch, by Active Energy s property in Lumberton that is contaminated with hazardous substances.
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The Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of Winyah Rivers Alliance, is suing Active Energy Renewable Power over alleged violations of the Clean Water Act at its facility in Lumberton.
Active Energy RP plans to build a wood pellet manufacturing plant there, on Alamac Road, but the facility is 18 months behind schedule. Instead a company subsidiary runs a sawmill on the 145-acre site.
SELC had notified Active Energy of its intent in December; the company had 60 days to respond. At the time, a company spokesman told Policy Watch he had not yet read the complaint.
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Planned Wood Pellet Facility Raises More Pollution Concerns
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. On behalf of Winyah Rivers Alliance, the Southern Environmental Law Center today sued to stop Active Energy Renewable Power and Lumberton Energy Holdings subsidiaries of the U.K. company, Active Energy Group from illegally polluting the Lumber River in violation of the Clean Water Act. The complaint filed by the conservation groups in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina outlines concerns regarding unpermitted discharges into the river and its tributary, Jacob’s Branch, from Active Energy’s property contaminated with toxic solvents in Lumberton, N.C.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 The Environmental Working Group issued the following news release:
A coalition of public interest, environmental and economic justice organizations will convene the first-ever hearing to examine Duke Energy s policies and practices, which have polluted and financially punished its low-income ratepayers and communities of color throughout its vast six-state service area.
The Duke Energy Accountability Coalition, launched last year, includes the People s Commission - an independent watchdog group acting solely in the public interest, free from the political and economic influence Duke wields with regulators, lawmakers and other elected officials throughout its territory.
On Jan. 29, the commission will hold its first virtual hearing to hear testimony from an array of experts and advocates who have worked for years to hold the nation s largest investor-owned utility accountable.