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Charleston Neighbors Fighting For a Voice in Cruise Case
Columbia, S.C. – Attorneys for neighbors living near Charleston’s Union Pier today argued that the citizens have a right to have their concerns heard when it comes to plans for building a new cruise terminal...
Gallatin Coal Ash Trial Concludes
Nashville TN. -- A federal Clean Water Act lawsuit brought by conservation groups against the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) concluded Thursday after four days of testimony.
Congress is Attacking Clean Water Safeguards in Order to Protect the Coal Industry
Washington, D.C.- Today the House of Representatives will use an obscure tool, the Congressional Review Act (CRA), to dismantle the Stream Protection Rule (SPR), which protects clean water for communities living near mining sites...
Local Residents and Property Owners Ask NCDOT to Look at Alternatives to $600M Mid-Currituck Bridge
Chapel Hill, N.C.– Local residents and property owners from the Currituck mainland and the northern Outer Banks sent a letter today to Secretary of Transportation, Jim Trogdon, asking him to look at a more...
Zero Public Support Expressed for Kinder Morgan Cleanup Plan
Belton, S.C. – Not a single public comment gathered in response to Kinder Morgan’s proposed gasoline cleanup plan voiced any support for the company’s long-delayed efforts to restore waterways and wetlands fouled by a 2014...
Statement re Kitty Hawk Offshore Wind Lease Sale
Chapel Hill, N.C. –“Today’s action by the U.S. Department of the Interior accelerates responsible renewable energy development off the coast of North Carolina. ” “If developed responsibly, offshore wind energy promises to generate not only...
Chesapeake Coal Ash Site “Highly Vulnerable” to Coastal Hazards
Chesapeake, VA – More than two million tons of coal ash buried on the banks of the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River is “highly vulnerable” to both Atlantic storms and sea-level rise, according to...
Following Overwhelming Opposition from the Atlantic Coast, Seismic Testing Permits Denied
Washington, D.C. — Following overwhelming opposition to Atlantic drilling from coastal communities, businesses, and the military, and a recent decision to block expansion of drilling by the Obama administration,...
Groups Challenge Proposed Cumberland Island Development
Woodbine, GA- Conservation groups filed an appeal today of the Camden County Planning Commission’s decision to grant a hardship variance for a proposed development on Cumberland Island.
TVA Refuses to Disclose Water Quality Data From Leaking Gallatin Coal Ash Site
Nashville, TN - The Tennessee Valley Authority is refusing to turn over data showing that groundwater wells at the Gallatin Coal Ash plant...