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Duke Energy Violates the Law by Hiding Critical NC Dam Safety Information
Chapel Hill, N.C. Local community groups across the country today sent Duke Energy and government authorities notices that they plan to bring enforcement actions against Duke Energy for withholding critical dam safety information.
Statement From the Southern Environmental Law Center on the UK’s Coal Phase-Out
Charlottesville, VA – An announcement from Prime Minister Theresa May that the United Kingdom will phase out coal as a power-plant fuel by 2025 is welcome news as long as clean energy, not polluting wood...
Dominion Puts Atlantic Sturgeon at Risk in the James River
Charlottesville, VA— Dominion is asking the National Marine Fisheries Service to allow it to kill thousands of endangered Atlantic sturgeon in order to continue operating its harmful and polluting Chesterfield Power Station without violating...
EPA Grants Petition of Notorious Coal Ash Polluters
Chapel Hill, N.C.—Just before an October 18 deadline to make public the results of groundwater testing, the Trump administration’s EPA today sided with utilities notorious for their mishandling of toxic-laden coal ash...
Department of Energy’s Report Debunks Secretary Perry’s Claims but Continues to Push Coal
Washington, D.C.- The Southern Environmental Law Center released the following statement from Katie Ottenweller, Senior Attorney and leader of SELC’s Solar Initiative, in response to a report from the Department of Energy on the reliability...
Virginia Lawmakers, Conservation Groups Call on DEQ to Deny Pipeline’s Water Certification
Charlottesville, VA- The Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of more than a dozen conservation groups, is calling on the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality to protect the water quality of communities across the state.
Federal Court Rules FERC Must Consider Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Pipelines
Charlottesville, VA- FERC will now be required to undertake a new environmental impact statement for the Southeast Market Pipeline Project. SELC calls on FERC to do the same for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline project.
With Governors Stacked Against Offshore Drilling, the Coast Has Spoken
Charlottesville, VA- The Southern Environmental Law Center released the following statement after Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe came out against the Trump administration’s plan to consider offshore drilling in the Atlantic, including off Virginia...
Trump Administration’s Offshore Drilling Plan Threatens Southeast, Ignores Overwhelming Opposition
Washington, D.C. – The Southern Environmental Law Center submitted comments today in response to the Trump administration’s request for information (RFI) on a new five-year offshore oil and gas leasing program.
Media and Advocacy Coalition Settles Public Records Lawsuit
Chapel Hill, N.C.- A coalition of eight news media companies and advocacy groups who sued former Governor McCrory and several of his cabinet agencies in 2015 for wide-ranging violations of North Carolina’s Public Records Law...