COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Duke Energy told state regulators Tuesday it plans to remove coal ash from one of its South Carolina waste pits and close two more at a power station that environmentalists say ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. During their meeting Wednesday night, members of the Morgan County Soil and Water Conservation District board received an update ...

As the state and Duke Energy wrangle over the plans and timelines for cleaning up dozens of coal ash pits around North Carolina, the energy giant is moving forward with excavation of the toxic sludge ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Duke Energy is expressing concern about proposed legislation requiring the closure of all of its North Carolina coal ash dumps by 2029, a deadline the company says is about half ...

Duke Energy is in the process of cleaning up and closing its coal ash basins while working to meet an increasing demand for power in the Carolinas. Friday marks a decade since 39,000 tons of coal ash ...

Indiana is among the worst states in the country when it comes to cleaning up its toxic coal ash pits, according to a new report on these dangerous sites and their pollution. The Environmental ...

State senators had a lot of questions Thursday during their first committee hearing on Gov. Pat McCrory's proposed plan to clean up the state's 33 coal ash pits. The plan, rolled out earlier this year ...

FARGO — The Environmental Protection Agency denied a request by the owners of Coal Creek Station in North Dakota to continue dumping toxic ash into an inadequately lined pit near the power plant. It ...

An updated rule targets pollution from ash dumps, but it’s up to companies that own them to propose steps to protect groundwater. BRANDYWINE, Maryland — Just beyond the boundaries of this town’s sole ...