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EWG Applauds Senate Confirmation of Michael Regan as EPA Administrator
Watchdog Coalition To Hold Duke Energy Accountable for Environmental and Economic Injustice
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...
Duke Energy’s Shell Game: New Resource Plan Touts Carbon Cuts, But Adds More Gas and Nukes
Duke Energy says it will achieve “net zero” carbon pollution by 2050. But its new resource plan for the Carolinas almost certainly means it will continue to rely on fossil fuels and nuclear reactors...
Duke Energy CEO: Offshore Wind Potential at Least 10 Years Away
During a second-quarter earnings call on Monday, Duke Energy executives told Wall Street analysts they don't see offshore wind as a viable source of energy for at least another 10 years or more.
After the Pipeline’s Death, Will Duke Energy Shift From Gas to Renewables?
Last month, the soaring costs and dim future of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline forced Duke Energy and Dominion Energy to cancel the $8 billion project.
EWG and Waterkeeper Alliance: Poultry Factory Farms Disproportionately Threaten Black, Native American and Latino People in North Carolina
The predominantly Black, Native American and Latino residents of three eastern North Carolina counties now live with 30 million more chickens and turkeys than they did eight years ago, according to a...
Report: Duke Energy Policies Consistently Harm Low-Income Customers
Public Interest Groups Unite To Form Duke Energy Watchdog
A coalition of public interest, social justice, watchdog and environmental groups are joining forces to hold Duke Energy, the largest investor-owned U.S. electric utility, accountable for its policies...
Duke Energy Paid Less Than Zero in Federal Taxes
The nation's largest investor-owned electric utility – which is seeking huge customer rate hikes, making puny investments in renewable energy and emitting vast amounts of pollution that worsen the...
Duke Energy’s Renewables Pledge Falls Short
The proposal announced today by Duke Energy, claiming the nation's largest investor-owned electric utility aims to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, is far from a serious commitment to...
Hurricane Dorian Threatens To Spread Millions of Tons of Manure Again Throughout North Carolina’s Coastal Plain
As Hurricane Dorian bears down on North Carolina, the storm's flood waters threaten once again to spread millions of tons of animal waste from factory farms throughout the state's eastern coastal...
Duke Energy Blames Renewables for Increased Air Pollution in North Carolina
At a time when forward-looking utilities are rapidly transitioning to renewable energy, the nation's largest investor-owned electric utility is pushing an outlandish claim that the growth of solar...
Retired Marine Jerry Ensminger Calls on House To Designate PFAS as “Hazardous Substances”
Retired Marine Corps Master Sgt. Jerry Ensminger, who was stationed for many years at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, in North Carolina, lost his daughter Janey, in 1985, at the age of nine from...
Pressure Mounts on NC Lawmakers To Reject Duke Energy Rate Increase Bill
Calls grew today for North Carolina lawmakers to reject a bill backed by Duke Energy that would allow the utility to increase rates on consumers and move forward with expensive infrastructure projects...
Duke CEO Threatens Action Against South Carolina Customers After Officials Vote Down Steep Rate Hike
The head of Duke Energy, the largest investor-owned electric utility in the country, threatened to pull back future investments in customer services in South Carolina after state regulators voted to...
Duke-Backed Bill That Could Jack Up Rates for NC Ratepayers Passes State Senate
Legislation pushed by Duke Energy that could relax North Carolina regulators' oversight of electricity rates passed the state Senate Thursday, sponsored by lawmakers who have received hefty campaign...
Why Duke, America’s Biggest Electric Utility, Is Also the Worst for the Environment
Duke Energy is the largest investor-owned electric utility in the U.S. But a new report by Environmental Working Group reveals another distinction: Its puny investments in renewable energy, schemes to...
Trump Wants To Let Big Hog Farmers Decide If Pork Is Safe
The Trump administration plans to let the pork industry take over inspections of meat from industrial-scale hog farms, including all tests for deadly pathogens that sicken half a million Americans a...
Jerry Ensminger to EPA’s Wheeler: ‘The Time for Weasel Words Is Over’
Retired Marine Corps Master Sgt. Jerry Ensminger, who was stationed for many years at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, in North Carolina, lost his daughter Janey in 1985 at the age of 9 from leukemia...
New Investigation: Recent Explosion of Poultry Factory Farms in N.C. Piles Manure from 515.3M Chickens Onto Waste From 9.7M Hogs
North Carolina, a state known for the devastating environmental and public health impacts of industrial-scale hog production, now has more than twice as many poultry factory farms as swine operations...
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