Testing of the emergency sirens surrounding the Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant in New Hill is set for Wednesday, according to a news release from Duke Energy.
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Sanford Mayor Pro Tem Rebecca Wyhof Salmon was appointed Friday to the N.C. Oil & Gas Commission, the state board that regulates oil and gas development and mining in the state.
A recent approved change to Duke Energy’s utility rates might not last long.
The legal battle against coal ash permits in Lee County will continue after a three-judge panel from the state Court of Appeals ruled two previous rulings were both made in legal error.
The N.C. Utilities Commission approved a rate increase for Duke Energy customers last week and is already considering another increase on North Carolina subscribers.
According to County Manager John Crumpton, Lee County offered to buy land currently slated for coal ash dumping “months ago.”
The North Carolina Court of Appeals heard arguments Wednesday concerning mining permits for proposed coal ash landfills in Chatham and Lee counties.
Editor’s Note: This is the second of a two-part story about the Little River quarry, the continuing legal fight over it and Lee County’s recent decision to appeal to the North Carolina Supreme Court for a solution. The first part appeared in Thursday’s Herald.
Editor’s Note: This is the first of a two-part story about the Little River quarry, the continuing legal fight over it and Lee County’s recent decision to appeal to the North Carolina Supreme Court for a solution. The second part will appear in Friday’s Herald.
The Lee County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Monday night to instruct staff to file a petition of discretionary review with the North Carolina State Supreme Court regarding an appeals court decision on the permit for the Little River quarry.
The Lee County Board of Commissioners delayed oil and gas development and mining’s welcome to the county by 24 months on Nov. 13.
On this day in 2013, a small group of activists gathered outside the Lee County Courthouse, to speak out against hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking.”
The Lee County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Monday night to extend the county’s moratorium on oil and gas development and mining by 24 months.
The Lee County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Monday night to extend the county’s moratorium on oil and gas development and mining by 24 months.
For the second time in three months, the N.C. Oil & Gas Commission canceled a scheduled meeting.
Eight Lee County residents spoke in favor of extending Lee County’s moratorium on oil and gas mining by 24 months during Monday night’s public hearing at the Lee County Board of Commissioners’ meeting.
Debbie Hall lives in the rural, quiet, calm Cumnock area of Sanford.
After some adjustments to technical language, two former local officials were officially named to the N.C. Oil & Gas Commission Thursday.
Two former local officials are slated to join to the state Oil and Gas Commission, pending the passage of legislation before the North Carolina General Assembly.
The Lee County Board of Commissioners voted Monday to hold a public hearing on a 24-month extension of the county’s moratorium on oil and gas development, a change from the original plan of 12 months.
Public hearings are being held this week as the North Carolina Utilities Commission considers allowing Duke Energy to increase its customers’ rates by as much as 16.7 percent.
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