Press Releases
Court Protects World’s Only Wild Red Wolves
A federal court late yesterday issued a preliminary injunction against the NC Wildlife Resource Commission's authorization of coyote hunting.
Conservation Groups, Over 4500 Citizens Call for Public Hearing
In comments submitted to North Carolina this week, conservation groups called for a public hearing and further environmental review of a proposed wood pellet export project at the Port of Wilmington, N.C.
Conservation Groups Urge EPA to Hold GA’s Proposed Plant Washington to New Pollution Standards
Conservation groups are applauding a proposal by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to limit harmful emissions of greenhouse gas pollution from new coal-fired power plants.
New Poll Shows Strong Local Concerns as NC Legislature Considers Fracking the Sandhills
According to a recent poll released today, most Sandhills residents do not support a requirement that would force landowners to sell the natural gas under their property if a certain percentage of neighbors have done...
Court Grants Conservation Groups Participation in NC Coal Ash Cases
The NC Superior Court has granted requests filed by the SELC that conservation groups from across NC participate as full parties in the pending enforcement actions brought by the NC DENR against Duke Energy for...
Southern Environmental Law Center Receives Top Charity Rating for Seventh Consecutive Year
Southern Environmental Law Center Receives Top Charity Rating for Seventh Consecutive Year...
Coastal Groups Denounce Governor’s Decision to Strip Georgia Coast of Protective Buffer
Coastal groups have expressed disappointment in the Georgia Environmental Protection Division’s announcement earlier today to strip the Georgia Coast of the 25-foot buffer that is designed to protect the marsh from development and other impacts.
MEDIA ADVISORY: Hearing on Dominion Virginia Power’s Long-Range Energy Plan
The Virginia State Corporate Commission is holding a hearing to review Dominion Virginia Power’s most recent Integrated Resource Plan and determine whether the plan is “reasonable and in the public interest.” Critical assumptions about how...
Northern Beltline Groundbreaking: As Construction Begins, Questions and Doubts Persist
The Southern Environmental Law Center and Black Warrior Riverkeeper released the following statement regarding this morning’s groundbreaking event for construction of the first phase of the Northern Beltline.
Yadkin Riverkeeper and City of Thomasville Announce Settlement in Clean Water Act Citizen Suit
The City of Thomasville and the Yadkin Riverkeeper announced that they reached a settlement resolving the Riverkeeper’s Clean Water Act citizen suit against the city after numerous, sizeable discharges of wastewater.