Taxonomy Archives: North Carolina
Corps outlines plans for largest wetland destruction in NC history
Environmental groups to Duke: Stop illegal construction of Cliffside or face lawsuit
On behalf of four environmental groups, the Southern Environmental Law Center will put Duke Energy Carolinas on notice today that the company is violating the law by constructing a new unit at its Cli...
Federal judge approves agreement to preserve wildlife and recreation opportunities on Hatteras
U.S. District Court Judge Terrence Boyle today approved a consent decree offered by the three parties involved in a lawsuit to regulate beach driving along Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
Beach driving negotiations successful
The Southern Environmental Law Center, representing Defenders of Wildlife and the National Audubon Society, joined attorneys for the National Park Service, Dare and Hyde Counties, and the Cape Hattera...
State asked to review water quality certification for Pee Dee River
Environmental groups to file suit over illegal Cliffside air permit
On behalf of four environmental groups, the Southern Environmental Law Center will file a legal challenge today against the state of North Carolina for its issuance of an illegal air quality permit th...
Nineteen groups call on North Carolina to send Cliffside’s permit back to the drawing board
In light of a pivotal federal court ruling last month, 19 environmental groups are urging the North Carolina Division of Air Quality to reopen the air quality permit it finalized for Duke Energy’s pro...
Federal judge asked to restrict driving in order to save 2008 breeding season on Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Conservationists are asking a federal judge to suspend beach driving on portions of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore that have been identified as being most critical to threatened and endangered sh...
Federal court ruling will send Cliffside air permit back to the drawing board for more stringent mercury controls
A federal court ruling today will require the N.C. Division of Air Quality to re-evaluate Duke Energy’s plans to control mercury at the utility’s recently permitted Cliffside unit. The D.C Circuit Cou...
EPA loses federal court battle over mercury
The Environmental Protection agency must require power plants, the leading source of mercury pollution in the U.S, to better control their emissions of the dangerous toxin, a federal court ruled today...