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Additions Proposed to Two Virginia Wilderness Areas
Charlottesville, VA—Senator Tim Kaine has introduced a bill, the Virginia Wilderness Additions Act of 2017, co-sponsored by Senator Mark Warner, that would protect an additional 5,600 acres of the George Washington National Forest in Virginia.
FERC Approves Unnecessary and Destructive Pipelines
Charlottesville, VA – Late Friday the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued its permits for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline and Moutain Valley Pipeline projects. The Southern Environmental Law Center, which had petitioned FERC for an evidentiary heading...
After Groups’ Legal Action, Duke Energy Releases Dam Safety Information for NC Coal Ash Sites
Chapel Hill, N.C.- More than two weeks after local community groups notified Duke Energy that they planned to bring enforcement actions against it for withholding legally-required critical dam safety information for coal ash sites across...
Clean Power Plan Repeal Puts Coal Profits Ahead Of Health, Ignores Accelerating Weather Dangers
Charlottesville, VA – Without offering any ideas, substitutes or leadership, the Trump-appointed EPA chief today announced plans to repeal the landmark Clean Power Plan that was meant to address climate change and the extreme weather...
Environmental Groups Reach Settlement in North Carolina Public Records Act Case
Chapel Hill, N.C.—In a major win for transparency, the Southern Environmental Law Center and Waterkeeper Alliance today announced they have reached a settlement in a dispute with the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer...
Your iPhone Just Made a Multi-Billion Dollar Interstate Project Obsolete
Latta, S.C. – Car GPS systems and smart-phone apps use real-time traffic data to route drivers more quickly to destinations like Myrtle Beach, often selecting state roads over interstates. That means the boom in modern...
Duke Energy Coal Ash Pollution in Stokes County Prompts Citizens’ Step towards Federal Court
Chapel Hill, N.C.- On behalf of Appalachian Voices, the North Carolina Conference of NAACP Branches, and the Stokes County Branch of the NAACP, the Southern Environmental Law Center today sent a notice of intent to...
TVA Delays Cleanup of Unlined Leaking Coal Ash Pits with Appeal of a Federal Ruling
TVA filed an appeal today after a federal court ruled against the utility in August for allowing coal ash contamination of clean water at its Gallatin Fossil Plant.
SELC: Trump Attack on Nation’s Clean Water Protections Illegal, Dangerous
Washington, D.C. – The Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC), along with 63 organizations, today filed formal objections to the Trump administration’s proposed repeal of the Clean Water Rule, which safeguards streams, wetlands, and other waters...
Environmental Groups’ Statements on Duke Energy’s Announcement
Washington, D.C.- Earthjustice, Southern Environmental Law Center, and our clients are pleased that Duke Energy now says it will comply with the law.