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Duke Energy says coal ash isn’t contaminating Cape Fear River; state awaits more tests

The Herald-Sun 23 Sep 2018

Duke was excavating the two coal ash pits at the Sutton plant in accordance with a 2016 legal settlement with various environmental groups that had sued the company ... The 2014 legislation was the first in the nation to compel a power company to manage its coal ash waste, which half-a-century ago was dumped into rivers or left in unsecured areas, in accordance with modern environmental standards....

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Entergy Arkansas buys back Baseline Road network office for $1.4M

Arkansas Online 23 Sep 2018

ENHANCED ENVIRONMENTAL. Enhanced Environmental & Emergency Services Inc ... No one with Enhanced Environmental was available to discuss the company's plans, a spokesman said ... Timothy Doyle Parkman, president of Enhanced Environmental; Ezra Donnell Warren III, a principal with the company; Charles Glen Thompson, corporate operations manager of the company; and George Taylor Malvaney, also a principal, all signed the mortgage documents....

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N.C. river swirls with gray muck near flooded coal ash dump

Winston-Salem Journal 23 Sep 2018

Sheehan said the company can’t rule out that ash might be escaping the flooded dump and flowing through the lake into the river. No environmental regulators were at the scene to help catalog the potential harm to the Cape Fear, with officials citing unsafe conditions ... Gray material the company characterized as “coal combustion byproducts” could be seen floating in the lake and river....

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NC flooding: Rivers thick with debris

Lima Ohio 23 Sep 2018

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Montana agency announces significant part of plant cleanup

Waco Tribune-Herald 23 Sep 2018

The Montana Department of Environmental Quality said Friday that the cleanup of hazardous waste in the area used to reduce alumina as part of the Columbia Falls Aluminum ......

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Adani coalmine: most Queenslanders want water licence revoked, poll finds

The Observer 23 Sep 2018

Queenslanders overwhelmingly want the state government to cancel the Adani mining company’s 60-year unlimited water extraction licence amid growing concern about the severity of the drought ... Last week the federal government ruled the Indian company would not have to complete a full environmental impact statement for its application to drastically expand a dam and build a pipeline from the Suttor River to its Carmichael coalmine....

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North Carolina river swirls with gray muck near flooded coal ash dump

South Strand News 23 Sep 2018

Sheehan said the company can't rule out that ash might be escaping the flooded dump and flowing through the lake into the river. Inspectors with the state Department of Environmental Quality travelled to the plant by boat Sept ... Environmental Secretary Mike Regan said aerial video of the site show "potential coal ash" flowing into the river ... Environmental Protection Agency regional administrator Trey Glenn said Sept....

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River swirls with gray muck near flooded coal ash dump

Messenger-Inquirer 23 Sep 2018

Sheehan said the company can't rule out that ash might be escaping the flooded dump and flowing through the lake into the river. Inspectors with the state Department of Environmental Quality travelled to the plant by boat on Sunday to collect water quality samples. Environmental Secretary Mike Regan said aerial video of the site show "potential coal ash" flowing into the river....

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ESG investing: What is it and why does it matter to your 401(k)?

Aberdeen News 23 Sep 2018

All are examples of businesses making poor environmental, social and governance (ESG) decisions that bit them in the rear ... For the “E,” that means considering how their environmental exposure affects future profitability ... You might want energy companies that are developing new technologies and practices to limit emissions while omitting those with significant future environmental liabilities....

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Detroit Dirt lays groundwork for green-minded living

Crains Detroit Business 23 Sep 2018

Detroit Dirt LLC has built an environmentally conscious company on that premise ... Since its founding in 2010, the Detroit-based company has diverted more than 90 million pounds of waste from landfills by converting it to nutrient-rich compost and selling it through its website at detroitdirt.org to gardeners and urban farmers ... Demand from local companies looking at more sustainable operating practices is picking up....

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Carolinas order more evacuations

NWA Online 23 Sep 2018

North Carolina environmental officials said they're closely monitoring two sites where Florence's floodwaters have inundated coal ash sites ... The company said in a statement that the overtopping occurred Saturday morning, but no significant environmental impact was expected because nearly all of the ash had been excavated from the pond....

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The Latest: Soldier's home robbed during hurricane work

The Times & Democrat 23 Sep 2018

The company stressed that the estimate is preliminary and could go higher or lower ... The company says the overtopping of Grainger ash pond No ... Company spokeswoman Mollie Gore says no significant environmental impact is currently expected because they had already excavated nearly all of the ash from the pond ... Michael Regan is secretary of the state Department of Environmental Quality....

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Unmasking Gina

Manila Standard Today 23 Sep 2018

What probably could be the greatest act pulled by Gina Lopez was in convincing the world she was one honest environmental crusader ... Where was Gina when all these were happening? She kept on harping against the negative environmental impact of mining operations in the country, but was surprisingly quiet when it comes to environmental disasters caused by her family owned companies....

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