north carolina
January 14, 2015 -
With Duke Energy under pressure to move toxic coal ash away from waterways, it's planning to send it to abandoned clay mines in two North Carolina counties. But could scores of mines elsewhere in the state end up being targeted for coal ash dumping, too?
January 13, 2015 -
Last week, Durham, North Carolina became the latest Southern community to roll out the welcome mat for unaccompanied immigrant children. While some Southern cities have met the children with anti-immigrant sentiment, here are seven Southern communities that opened their arms instead.
January 9, 2015 -
The utility giant plans to move toxic coal ash from existing high-risk disposal sites to abandoned clay mines in two North Carolina counties -- but the counties are taking a stand against those plans.
January 8, 2015 -
With help from an environmental law firm, a conservation group and a landowner are challenging the constitutionality of the North Carolina commission formed to regulate the controversial gas drilling technique. But fracking's challenges in the state are not only legal -- they're also economic.
January 5, 2015 -
Dominion Resources, Duke Energy and other companies behind a plan to build a natural gas pipeline from West Virginia to North Carolina are facing growing opposition from landowners. This week the companies are launching a series of meetings to discuss their plans with the public.
December 23, 2014 -
In 2014, Duke Energy gave the Republican Governors Association close to $2.8 million -- including a $2 million contribution just two weeks before the general election. What is it hoping to get from its investment?
December 19, 2014 -
501(c)(3) nonprofits are not supposed to get involved in supporting or opposing political candidates -- yet such groups spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on ads criticizing specific candidates during the North Carolina election this year. Are they breaking the law or just pushing it to its limits?
