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Georgia Power agrees to modest bill relief, lower profits in fuel and storm costs settlement
ATLANTA —Today the Georgia Public Service Commission staff issued a settlement in Georgia Power’s fuel and storm costs dockets. The settlement, which the Commission will vote on later this month,...
Groups reach settlement with Dominion Energy that lowers rate increase
Agreement includes millions of dollars for shareholder commitments and low-income programs CHARLESTON, S.C. — This week, multiple groups reached comprehensive settlement agreements with Dominion Energy South Carolina regarding its request for a rate increase at...
Council recommends keeping FEMA but shifting more disaster management responsibility to states
WASHINGTON — Today, the FEMA Review Council met and approved its long-awaited final report with recommendations for reforming federal disaster recovery and FEMA – the Federal Emergency Management Agency. President Donald Trump established the Review Council by executive order in 2025. Its final report includes ten overarching recommendations and over 150...
NAACP asks court for emergency action to stop illegal air pollution from xAI’s data center power plant
NAACP asks court for emergency action to stop illegal air pollution from xAI’s data center power plant Instead of addressing its Clean Air Act violations, Elon Musk’s company added even more unpermitted gas turbines to its...
Groups push back on Utilities Commission’s baffling decision to stall solar development
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.— The Southern Environmental Law Center filed a motion asking the North Carolina Utilities Commission to reconsider a recent order directing Duke Energy to pause its 2026 solar and solar-plus-storage procurement process. Despite escalating energy costs and demand, the commission issued an unexpected order to “defer” bringing cheaper, cleaner, and more reliable solar energy online in North Carolina, effectively cancelling the 2026...
U.S. Court of Appeals Denies Stays for Virginia DEQ and North Carolina DEQ MVP Southgate 401 Certifications
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit denied motions for stay, pending judicial review, of both the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality’s (VDEQ) and the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s (NCDEQ)...
Flint Riverkeeper, SELC sue City of Griffin for failing to address sewage pollution
NEWNAN, Ga. – Today the Southern Environmental Law Center filed a Clean Water Act citizen suit on behalf of the Flint Riverkeeper against the City of Griffin for discharging polluted wastewater and sewage from...
Report casts doubt on alleged need for controversial gas pipeline projects
WASHINGTON – A new report by London Economics International LLC (LEI) casts serious doubt on the alleged need for two massive methane gas pipeline projects in the Southeast—Southern Natural Gas’s South System Expansion 4 (SSE4)...
Conservation groups act to stop the City of Sumter from polluting the Pocotaligo River with toxic ‘forever chemicals’
PFAS levels in the Pocotaligo among the highest in the nation CHARLESTON, S.C. — On behalf of Winyah Rivers Alliance, the Southern Environmental Law Center today notified the City of Sumter and several of...
Stokes County Walks Back Data Center Rezoning, Creating Opportunity for Better Process
DANBURY, N.C. — Walnut Cove residents and organizations involved in a lawsuit are encouraged after the Stokes County Board of Commissioners voted this week to formally void its rezoning decision and text amendment that would have...