Duke Energy seeks to keep records from regulators

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — 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.