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Duke Energy Wants to Raise Rates to Pay for Coal Ash Cleanup
By Elizabeth E. Payne In a long anticipated move, Duke Energy announced its intention to raise the rates of customers in North Carolina, in part to cover the cost of cleaning up its coal ash...
View ArticleUtilities Face Legal Challenges in Ongoing Coal Ash Cleanup
By Zach Kopkin On April 5, Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe signed a bill putting a one-year moratorium on coal ash pond closures in the state. Prior to the moratorium, Dominion Energy was in the process...
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The fight against the Atlantic Coast Pipeline is not over
Citizens protest the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. Learn about upcoming public hearings and other opportunities to engage in the permitting process for the Mountain Valley and Atlantic Coast pipelines. The...
View ArticleThird Coal Ash Recycling Site Announced in NC
On June 30, Duke Energy met a state deadline by announcing plans to construct a coal ash recycling plant at its Cape Fear coal-fired power plant in Moncure, N.C. The utility also plans to construct...
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Duke Energy wants to raise your power bill
Attend one of the upcoming public hearings or send your comments to the North Carolina Utilities Commission today. If utility regulators approve Duke Energy’s requested rate hike, customers in North...
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Duke Energy coal ash pollution in Dan River Basin prompts citizens’ step...
Coal ash from Duke Energy’s Belews Creek plant in eastern North Carolina is polluting the rivers and lakes near the site. Photo via Flickr. CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – On behalf of Appalachian Voices, the...
View ArticleDuke Energy Seeks Another Rate Hike for North Carolina Customers
By Elizabeth E. Payne Less than three months after asking for a rate hike for one of its subsidiaries, Duke Energy is now asking that customers of another subsidiary pay more, as well. In a statement...
View ArticleRegional Coal Ash News: Toxic Cleanup, Legal Woes and EPA Changes
By Elizabeth E. Payne After years of denying that coal ash, a toxic byproduct of burning coal for electricity, carried any associated health risks, the Tennessee Valley Authority began posting warning...
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Upset residents say NO to Duke Energy rate hikes
Creative Commons image by Alexisrael Hundreds of upset electricity customers recently attended a series of hearings regarding a massive rate hike proposed by Duke Energy Progress. Hearings took place...
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Boo! Should Duke Energy’s shift from electricity rates to mandatory fees...
Special to the Front Porch: Our guest today is John Wilson, Research Director with the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, with a focus on utility planning, finance and regulation. Duke Energy...
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Neighbors angered by latest coal ash news about Duke Energy
This blog is written on behalf Alliance of Carolinians Together Against Coal Ash (ACT Against Coal Ash), a statewide coalition of citizens and community organizations directly impacted by the North...
View ArticleTaking Legal Action to Clean Up Belews Creek Coal Ash
On Oct. 3, the Southern Environmental Law Center sent Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, a notice of intent to sue for violations of the Clean Water Act at the Belews Creek Steam Station near the...
View ArticleObjecting to Duke’s Proposed Rate Hikes
We joined hundreds of Duke Energy Progress customers to say no to Duke’s outrageous proposed 16.7 percent residential rate hike in North Carolina. The rate hike would cover the state and federally...
View ArticleDuke Energy, Professors Collaborate in “Independent” Studies
On Nov. 10, news organization WBTV published documentation demonstrating significant collaboration between senior officials at Duke Energy and two professors at the University of North Carolina...
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Gov. Cooper should crack down on Duke Energy’s hazards
This op-ed was originally published Nov. 28, 2017 in the Raleigh News & Observer. Creative Commons image by Alexisrael Duke Energy is back in the headlines for misdeeds over coal ash. Fortunately,...
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Despite vigorous opposition, Virginia water board approves conditional permit...
CONTACT: Cat McCue, Director of Communications, 434-293-6373, cat@appvoices.org Peter Anderson, Virginia Program Manager, 434-293-6373, peter@appvoices.org Peter Anderson, Virginia Program Manager with...
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Make a difference in N.C. in the new year!
Looking for ways to get involved in the new year? We need big community turnout at these action events throughout the month of January. Join us to tell North Carolina officials to hold Duke Energy...
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1,000 days on bottled water
Citizens impacted by coal ash pollution in North Carolina are joined by Appalachian Voices and state lawmakers for a rally in January 2018 Residents and allies held two events on January 11 to mark...
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Appalachian Voices slams N.C. approval of Atlantic Coast Pipeline
North Carolinians walking the route of the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline in 2017 to protest the project. Despite vigorous opposition from thousands of citizens across the state to the controversial,...
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FERC faces another legal challenge over Atlantic Coast Pipeline
Charlottesville, VA— The Southern Environmental Law Center and Appalachian Mountain Advocates filed a challenge in federal court on behalf of 11 conservation groups, including Appalachian Voices,...
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