Press Releases
EPA signals alarming proposal to abandon federal environmental protections
WASHINGTON — Late yesterday, the Trump administration’s U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it will take aggressive action to gut bedrock environmental protections at the expense of communities, public health, and climate progress. While the initial...
SELC statement on EPA, Army Corps guidance on wetlands under Clean Water Act
WASHINGTON – Today, the Environmental Protection Agency and the United States Army Corps of Engineers released guidance weakening federal wetlands protections. The agencies also announced their intent to seek input on future action...
North Carolina bill would slash carbon reduction goals and saddle customers with more utility costs
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – A North Carolina Senate bill proposed on Monday would undo a critical carbon pollution reduction deadline and open the door to charge customers for energy projects, even if those projects...
In a win for customers, Commission rejects utility proposals and sets higher energy efficiency standards
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Earlier this month, the Virginia State Corporation Commission published two orders that will require Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power Company to maintain and expand their energy efficiency programs from 2026 to 2028.
Proposed North Carolina PFAS rule requires no reductions of the toxic chemicals
N.C. Environmental Management Commission to consider rule that would allow over 600 industries to release PFAS indefinitely CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — On Wednesday, March 12, the Water Quality Committee of the North Carolina Environmental Management...
Virginia to stay out of RGGI while state appeals
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Following a hearing yesterday, the Circuit Court of Floyd County granted a request by Virginia’s Air Pollution Control Board, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, and its director, to suspend the court’s...
Members of Congress propose protections from toxic PFAS pollution for military members, firefighters, and communities
WASHINGTON — The Department of Defense PFAS Discharge Prevention Act introduced today in the U.S. House of Representatives would help protect military members, veterans, firefighters, and families from toxic PFAS pollution, according to the Southern...
Southern leaders defend federal investments critical for clean energy, conservation, and safety projects
WASHINGTON — Southern business leaders and local officials held a briefing today titled “How Federal Investments Are Creating Economic Opportunity, Safety, Resilience, and Jobs in the South” to update congressional offices from across the country...
Dominion needs batteries, not gas
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.—On Friday, the Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of Appalachian Voices, filed the testimony of three experts in Dominion’s Integrated Resource Plan, or IRP, before the Virginia State Corporation Commission. At its core,...
Dominion seeks SCC approval for proposed Chesterfield gas plant
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Dominion Energy recently filed with Virginia’s State Corporation Commission (SCC) for approval of a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) to build and operate a new 1,000 megawatt gas plant, the...