'Devastating' | White House addresses Shanquella Robinson's death: Friday, March 17

The White House Thursday publically addressed the death of Shanquella Robinson for the first time Thursday."Let me just first say our hearts go out to Miss Robinson's family and friends," White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said. "It is devastating what occurred."Earlier this week, attorneys Ben Crump and Sue-Ann Robinson shared a letter they sent to President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken that identified a woman who traveled to Mexico with Robinson that they claim was responsible for her death. The letter includes an 18-page packet with her autopsy and unreleased documents from prosecutors and police.READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/crime/white-house-shanquella-robinson-death-investigation-mexico/275-a4bb88fd-44d4-4410-8d64-affb44800f9a' Colonial Pipeline is seeking a National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) wastewater discharge permit, and the public was invited to view and comment on the draft permit Thursday evening in Huntersville.The permit would allow polluted groundwater to be treated in Huntersville and discharged into North Prong Clark Creek in the Yadkin-Pee Dee River basin. The permit directly relates to the Department's Division of Waste Management's requirement for fuel recovery and groundwater remediation efforts resulting from Colonial Pipeline's August 2020 fuel release in the Oehler Nature Preserve.The pipeline spill in Huntersville was the largest in North Carolina history, releasing more than two million gallons of gasoline into the preserve. Colonial Pipeline was fined $5 million and is forced to clean the mess. Two and a half years later, the nature preserve is still closed as crews extract contaminated groundwater from the site and haul it to a treatment facility in Asheboro.READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/nc-dept-of-environmental-quality-public-hearing-colonial-pipeline-wastewater-permit/275-27a766cf-7fe9-4917-afcd-76f2b7dd2a7bWatch Wake Up Charlotte each weekday morning from 4:30 to 7 a.m. on WCNC Charlotte, and as always, join the conversation on social media using #WakeUpCLT!