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Duke Energy Halts Proposal for Controversial Carolinas Transmission Line
Asheville, N.C.- Conservation groups are applauding today’s announcement that Duke Energy is reconsidering plans for the Western Carolinas Modernization Project.
Press Statement on Sutton Groundwater Fine Settlement
Chapel Hill, N.C.- This morning, Duke Energy and NC DENR (now DEQ) announced a settlement of an appeal of a groundwater fine at the Sutton site in North Carolina that purports to abandon groundwater enforcement...
Conservation Groups File Appeal of Monroe Bypass Case
Chapel Hill, N.C.-Conservation groups have filed an appeal in federal court saying that last week’s ruling by a district court judge failed to properly scrutinize the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s review of $838 million...
Statement on Two Court Decisions Regarding the Proposed Garden Parkway and Monroe Bypass
Chapel Hill, N.C.- The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina issued two court orders regarding two Charlotte-area highway projects--the proposed Garden Parkway and Monroe Bypass.
Landmark Carolina Coal Plant Pollution Case Settles
Chapel Hill, N.C.- On behalf of the Sierra Club, Environmental Defense Fund, and Environment North Carolina, the Southern Environmental Law Center today announced a settlement in a lawsuit filed against Duke Energy.
Upstate Forever and SELC Join Forces to Oppose Duke Energy
Charleston, S.C.- The Southern Environmental Law Center will represent Upstate Forever in an effort to stop Duke Energy from building a massive new transmission line and a new substation in South Carolina.
PSC Approves Alabama Power’s Request for 500 MW of Renewable Energy
Montgomery, AL- Today the Alabama Public Service Commission approved Alabama Power’s request to pursue 500 MW of renewable energy capacity, and provided recommendations for how the utility should proceed process for vetting projects.
US Fish & Wildlife Failure to Protect Red Wolves
Chapel Hill, N.C.- Conservation groups today notified the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service of their intent to sue the agency for its failure to protect the world’s only wild population of red wolves and illegal...
TVA’s Long-Range Plan Fails to Take Advantage of Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy
Knoxville, TN- Today the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Board of Directors approved the federal utility’s integrated resource plan (IRP) to guide energy decisions for Tennessee and the other states in the TVA region over the...
Press Statement: Alabama Power’s Request for Renewable Energy
Montgomery, AL- Today the Alabama Public Service Commission heard testimony from Alabama Power Company on the utility’s request for approval on 500 MW of renewable energy capacity.