Press Releases
Coal Ash Removal Underway by Santee Cooper in Conway, S.C.
According to the first Santee Cooper coal ash removal report released this week, Santee Cooper has removed over 42,000 tons from its unlined coal ash lagoons on the banks of the Waccamaw River in Conway,...
Route 29 Solutions Advanced in Regional Transportation Plan
Charlottesville, VA – Today the Charlottesville-Albemarle Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) voted unanimously to amend our regional transportation plans to advance a package of smart solutions for Route 29 north of Charlottesville. This vote green lights...
New U.K. Report Marks “Beginning of the end” of Wood Pellet Boom and Harvest of Native Southern U.S.
A report released today by the chief science advisor to the UK energy agency on the carbon effects of burning wood biomass for energy will significantly change UK energy policy with implications for the rapidly...
State Court Ruling Clarifies All Georgia Waters Protected by Buffers
The Georgia Court of Appeals sided with conservation groups yesterday and ruled that all state waters are protected under Georgia law by a 25-foot vegetative buffer.
Offshore Wind Energy Within Reach for Atlantic Coast of Virginia
Richmond, VA – Virginia could reap tremendous environmental and economic benefits from offshore wind off our coast, according to a new report from the National Wildlife Federation, Catching the Wind: State Actions Needed to...
Clean Water Act Violations from Coal Ash Noticed on Three North Carolina Rivers
The Southern Environmental Law Center today gave notice to Duke Energy and the NC DENR that it plans to enforce the federal Clean Water Act to clean up coal ash pits on the Cape Fear,...
Governor McAuliffe Forms Climate Change Commission
Governor McAuliffe signed an executive order to establish a Virginia Climate Change Commission to proactively develop a comprehensive plan to protect Virginia’s communities from the impacts of climate change. Southern Environmental Law Center’s Cale...
Changing gears on transportation in Virginia
Virginians recently got a more detailed look at the McAuliffe administration’s transportation approach with a new six-year plan approved by the Commonwealth Transportation Board and a major policy address by the governor. These developments suggest...
Community Impacts of Controversial Coalfields Expressway Project to Receive Thorough Review
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has announced that the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) will be required to conduct a full environmental review for a controversial 26-mile section of the Coalfields Expressway that would run...
Still No Honest Account of $850 Million Monroe Bypass Purpose & Impact
The Southern Environmental Law Center today filed suit in behalf of three conservation groups in United States District Court challenging the latest inadequate review of impacts from the controversial $850 million Monroe Bypass toll highway.