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Conservation Groups Seek Responsible Off-Road Vehicle Management within National Park
After a record-breaking year for wildlife at Cape Hatteras National Seashore and visitor occupancy in Dare County, NC, conservation groups are studying the Final Environmental Impact Statement released yesterday by the National Park Service as...
Groups Appeal NC Decision to Allow Forests to Be Burned for Energy
Environmental Defense Fund and the Southern Environmental Law Center announced this week they are appealing a recent decision by the N.C. Utilities Commission that would allow Duke Energy to get renewable energy credits from harvesting...
Agency to Review Oil Drilling Risks after Gulf Spill & Seek Public Input
The federal agency that oversees offshore drilling today announced it will revise the environmental analysis under which BP’s Deepwater Horizon operated and other oil drilling activities in the Gulf of Mexico continue, according to the...
Lawsuit Aimed at Army Corps Leads to Protection of Critical Wetland South of Myrtle Beach
Following a court challenge brought by conservation groups, the Army Corps of Engineers has reversed its removal of federal protection for a large wetland near Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, and brought the wetland under the...
Groups Challenge Creation of Costly, Harmful and Unnecessary Lake
On behalf of the Georgia River Network and American Rivers, the Southern Environmental Law Center has challenged in federal court the flawed basis for the Army Corps of Engineers' decision to permit a $17 million,...
New report examines costs of failing to connect jobs, transportation, and affordable housing in Virginia
Housing affordability is a critical challenge throughout Virginia—a challenge heightened by the recent recession and continuing economic turmoil, as well as problems with transportation and sprawl development, according to a report released today by Housing...
16th Annual Nature Writing Contest Now Underway
The Southern Environmental Law Center is now accepting submissions for the annual Phillip D. Reed Memorial Award for Outstanding Writing on the Southern Environment. The award seeks to enhance public awareness of the value and...
BP responsible for harm to ecosystem and species in the Gulf
Conservation groups today filed suit against oil giant BP under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) for the ongoing unlawful harm or killing of endangered and threatened wildlife caused by the company’s massive Deepwater Horizon blowout...
Southern States Bottom Out in ACEEE National Energy Efficiency Rankings
Following are statements by the Southern Environmental Law Center regarding the findings released today by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, with state-by-state rankings for energy efficiency...
Government leaves Gulf of Mexico at risk
Statement by Catherine Wannamaker, senior attorney, SELC, on the lifting of the temporary moratorium on deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico...