North Carolina's public television network has turned over to state lawmakers material from its yet-to-be-aired documentary on Alcoa Inc.
WRAL-TV reports UNC-TV lawyers decided not to fight a subpoena from a Senate judiciary committee because it is a public agency and may not fall under North Carolina's 1999 press shield law protecting reporters from revealing information that hasn't been printed or broadcast.
State Sen. Fletcher Hartsell says lawmakers need the information quickly so they can decide what to do about Alcoa's hydroelectric dams before the Legislature adjourns.
Alcoa is trying to renew a 1958 federal license to operate the dams, which powered an aluminum plant. The plant is closed, but Alcoa receives millions of dollars selling the electricity.
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