Source: BUSINESS NC, 7/6/20


The CEO of the NC Chamber, the state’s major business promotion organization, slammed the efforts by opponents of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline to prompt Duke Energy and Dominion Energy to cancel the $8 billion project, calling it a devastating decision for a region that has lagged in economic growth. The move shows how “extreme environmental groups” used lawsuits to harm local communities in eastern North Carolina that need energy diversification and more jobs, Gary Salamido said in a statement.

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