Environmental officials in the state of North Carolina said Tuesday that they are fining Duke Energy Corp. US$25 million over pollution that has been seeping into groundwater for years from a pair of coal ash pits at a retired power plant.The state Department of Environment and Natural Resources called it the states largest penalty for environmental damages. It issued the fine over ongoing contamination at the L.V. Sutton Electric Plant outside Wilmington. The site includes a pair of unlined dumps estimated to hold 2.6 million tons of ash.
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