The reasons for the “180-degree” reversal by DENR included “tremendous media and public criticism of DENR’s cozy relationship with Duke” after the Dan River spill, as well as the “federal criminal grand jury breathing down its neck.” Indeed, in the wake of the Dan River spill, federal prosecutors are now conducting a criminal investigation of the leak and are also investigating the relationship between Duke and the state officials charged with enforcing water laws. Gov. McCrory and officials at DENR had ardently defended the proposed deal with the company, even after the February spill.
Posted on: Mon, 24 Mar 2014 17:38:14 +0000
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