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Statement from the Southern Environmental Law Center on Proposed Offshore Drilling Rules
The Southern Environmental Law Center released the following statement in response to the Department of Interior’s proposed offshore drilling rules: “Fully five years after the BP Deepwater Horizon catastrophe, the Department of Interior has finally...
Court Approves Destruction of Blounts Creek
Chapel Hill, N.C.- A state administrative court upheld a state permit that would allow a proposed Martin Marietta mine to destroy a popular fishing creek in eastern North Carolina with wastewater from the mine.
Court Requires Corps to Fix Mining Permit in Black Warrior Basin
Birmingham, AL- A federal court has ruled that the Corps must rectify an error in assessing the impacts on water resources from coal mining activities under a controversial permit authorizing the unlimited filling of streams...
Conservation Groups Call for Protection of Georgia Coast from Offshore Drilling
Savannah, GA- Today’s final public meeting to address the proposed plan to open up the Mid- and South Atlantic to offshore oil and gas drilling is expected to draw comments and concerns from Georgians who...
Full Credit for South Carolina Solar Customers: Net Metering Settlement Agreement Approved
Charleston, S.C. — The South Carolina Public Service Commission has approved a settlement agreement reached by utilities and conservation groups, confirming that solar customers in the Palmetto State will receive full credit on their utility...
Conservation Groups File Suit Against Dominion Virginia Power Over Coal Ash Pollution Leaking into Elizabeth River in Virginia
Charlottesville, VA – Dangerous pollutants from coal ash pits at Dominion Virginia Power’s Chesapeake Energy Center are contaminating the groundwater...
Federal Court Rules in Favor of Environmental Groups Challenging Controversial Garden Parkway
Raleigh, N.C.- In a ruling late Friday afternoon, a Federal Court dealt what is likely the final killer blow to the controversial Garden Parkway, a proposed toll highway project near Charlotte.
Media Advisory from the Southern Environmental Law Center
Media Advisory from the Southern Environmental Law Center For Immediate Release: March 10, 2015 Contact: Kathleen Sullivan, 919-945-7106 or [email protected] MEDIA ADVISORY: South Atlantic Offshore Drilling Forum WHAT: An afternoon of public information sessions...
Clean Energy Groups Respond to TVA’s Draft Integrated Resource Plan
Knoxville, TN – Today, the Tennessee Valley Authority released its draft 2015 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) detailing how the federal utility will generate electricity in the future.
SELC Announces Winners of Reed Environmental Writing Award
Charlottesville, VA- The Southern Environmental Law Center is pleased to announce the winners of its 2015 Reed Environmental Writing Award, to be presented March 21 during the Virginia Festival of the Book.