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Article: North Carolina Sued in U.S. Supreme Court by Alabama, Florida, Tennessee, Virginia, and Southeast Compact Commission Over Low-Level Radioactive Waste Responsibilities; Lawsuit Says N.C. Failed to Meet Obligations.
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- June 3, 2002
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RALEIGH, N.C. -- The States of Alabama, Florida, Tennessee, and Virginia and the Southeast Compact Commission for Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management today (June 3) filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Supreme Court to enforce $90 million in sanctions against the State of North Carolina. The suit accuses North Carolina of failing to comply with the provisions of North Carolina and the Southeast Compact laws and of not meeting its obligations as a member of the Compact.
"North Carolina did not live up to its promise to Alabama, Florida, Tennessee, Virginia, and the other two states in the Compact," said James Setser, Chairman of the Commission. "The member states and ...