Coal ash, which contains arsenic, heavy metals and radioactive elements, is stirring unease in this town of 50,000, one of ...

The ingredients in coal ash have been well-studied over many years. Critically, experts researching these local concerns, including North Carolina’s health department, reviewed the medical ...

The Chapel Hill Town Council approved a brownfields agreement limiting how the town’s old police HQ property can be ...

Sustain Charlotte is returning Duke Energy’s donation after the utility signed on to a letter in support of rolling back ...

The proposed settlement set to be filed Monday with the North Carolina Utilities Commission would slash customers’ costs for closing coal-ash ponds by about $1.1 billion through 2030 ...

The EPA plans to roll back key environmental rules, including coal ash cleanup and climate protections, impacting NC’s water and air. Critics warn it puts public health and climate action at risk.

Virginia passed a law that required Dominion Energy to excavate retired coal ash pits. Similarly, North Carolina state regulators required Duke Energy to excavate 14 coal ash pits by 2038.

The Chapel Hill Town Council recently finalized a decade-long effort for finding a solution to the coal ash at 828 MLK Jr.