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Duke Energy seeks to keep records from regulators
http://www.adn.com/2014/03/28/3398294/duke-energy-seeks-to-keep-records.html?sp=/99/171/Duke Energy seeks to keep records from regulators
By MICHAEL BIESECKER and MITCH WEISS
The Associated Press
March 28, 2014 Updated 5 minutes ago
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Worried about getting a fair shake from investigators, Duke Energy is asking a judge to shield its records from North Carolina regulators and environmental groups while a federal criminal probe is ongoing.
In a court motion, a defense lawyer for Duke argued that turning over records demanded as part of state lawsuits over the company's coal ash dumps could hurt the investigation's integrity, especially if the documents were to become public.
Federal prosecutors have issued at least 23 subpoenas as part of a widening criminal probe triggered by the Feb. 2 spill at Duke's plant in Eden, which coated 70 miles of the Dan River in toxic sludge. Duke has received two of the subpoenas, which order the company to provide reams of documents to a grand jury that has convened in Raleigh.
Federal investigators are looking at whether the company received preferential treatment from the state environmental agency. Duke has nearly three dozen other ash pits spread out at 14 coal-fired power plants across the state.
