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... plaintiffs are the Haw River Assembly, a nonprofit citizens group based in Chatham County, and Keely Wood Puricz, whose property sits next to 100-acre tract leased for gas drilling in neighboring Lee County. The nonprofit Southern Environmental Law Center filed the suit on their behalf this week in Wake County Superior Court. It seeks to void the commission and its proposed rules. This attempt by the North Carolina legislature to expand its legislative power and usurp executive authority violates the separation of powers firmly established in our state constitution, said Derb Carter, senior attorney and director of the SELCs North Carolina offices. As a result, we have a commission making important decisions about the future of North Carolina that is ultimately accountable to no one. ...
Posted on: Tue, 13 Jan 2015 02:17:23 +0000

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