BREAKING they are now investigating

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Frank Holleman, a senior attorney with the Southern Environmental Law Center, said Thursday that he welcomed the federal investigation.

“This is as serious as it gets,” Holleman said.

Through the past year, he has seen lawsuits filed by environmental groups be blocked by the state agency and seen violation notices result in fines for the utility but no requirements for cleanup or long-term remedies.

The law center has sought documents from the state and Duke about a recent settlement. Holleman said the state had provided some of the documents and the utility had “stonewalled” the law center.

“Now it’s going to be a lot harder to stonewall a grand jury,” Holleman said.

News of the federal criminal investigation into DENR and Duke spread quickly among environmental organizations.

Amy Adams, N.C. campaign coordinator for Appalachian Voices, issued the following statement: “While Duke Energy and DENR have clearly been shirking their responsibilities to adhere to environmental practices that would have protected the Dan River, a federal investigation raises the stakes considerably. We’ll be watching the process closely and, like citizens in North Carolina and Virginia who have been impacted by the coal ash spill, we’re eager to find out what was truly going on that caused this crisis.”

Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/02/13/3619273/feds-launch-investigation-into.html#storylink=cpy