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The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear the Atlantic Coast Pipeline’s appeal of the Appalachian Trail decision, which vacated the U.S. Forest Service's Special Use Permit and Record of Decision allowing the pipeline to cross beneath the Appalachian Trail.

The company will be working with customers, communities and other stakeholders in the states it serves to determine what energy mix and next steps make the most sense for them.

When the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) published a report earlier this year that stated, “There is no known link between coal ash and thyroid cancer,” some people downplayed its conclusions because the report was based on current information and didn’t call for new research.

Science and engineering drive common sense ash basin closure plans in North Carolina

Recycled coal ash provides numerous benefits in construction.

Summary sentence: In North Carolina, when the word “solar” is mentioned, everyone takes a close look. It was no different recently when some media articles advanced the idea that solar power is actually causing more air pollution

Rather than debate the merits of basin closure based on facts and science, SELC is using misinformation and irrelevant information to advance its extreme environmental agenda. Something is wrong here, but it’s not Duke Energy’s approach to dealing with coal ash in an environmentally responsible way or our decision to defend our customers.

Duke Energy Chairman, President and CEO Lynn Good talks about extreme weather and the need for new gas infrastructure for reliability with CNBC Power Lunch.

More than 16,000 men and women of Duke Energy – and nearly 10,000 more retirees – are proud to call North Carolina home. And like our friends and neighbors, from Asheville to Wilmington and points in between, we want the communities where we live and work to be vibrant, healthy and prosperous.

Duke Energy Chairman, President and CEO Lynn Good talks with Bloomberg TV’s Alix Steel about the critical need for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline.