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Commercial Fishermen and Landowners Ask D.C. Circuit to Halt CP2 LNG Project
WASHINGTON - Today, the Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of impacted commercial fishermen, landowners, Fishermen Involved in Sustaining Our Heritage, and For a Better Bayou, and in partnership with the Natural Resources Defense Council...
World’s largest wood pellet company accused of ‘greenwashing’ in new SEC complaint
WASHINGTON D.C. — On Monday, the Southern Environmental Law Center filed a complaint with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, urging the regulatory agency to investigate Enviva’s potentially misleading statements about its climate impact...
New report highlights IRA funded projects in the South
The Southern Environmental Law Center released a new report today, “Southern Solutions: How Federal Funding Is Sparking Climate Progress,” that explores how five Southern cities are harnessing federal funding in innovative ways to slash pollution,...
SELC statement on dismissal of SC Attorney General challenge to horseshoe crab protections in Cape Romain
CHARLESTON, S.C. — This week, a case to challenge the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s authority to manage commercial horseshoe crab harvesting and protect threatened wildlife in the Cape Romain Wildlife Refuge was dismissed. Last...
Georgia Public Service Commission approves shockingly high contract price for biomass energy
ATLANTA— Today the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) voted to approve three contracts to burn woody biomass for energy that will result in several billions of dollars in cost overruns, impacting Georgia Power Customers’ bills...
Administrative Law Judge van der Vaart strips North Carolina of a key tool used to limit toxic chemicals, threatening nearly 1M people
Lawsuit filed by Asheboro, Greensboro, and Reidsville dismantles DEQ’s ability to control 1,4-dioxane and other toxic chemical pollution CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Chief Administrative Law Judge van der Vaart today issued a ruling that...
Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, SELC, file suit against city of Atlanta for violating Clean Water Act
ATLANTA – Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC), has filed a federal lawsuit against the City of Atlanta for its ongoing pollution of the Chattahoochee River.
New Broken Ground season uncovers environmental issues facing the rural South
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Today the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) launched the latest season of its award-winning and Webby-nominated podcast, Broken Ground. The new season explores unique environmental issues facing the rural South, with five...
Jefferson County and Cahaba River Society request end to decades-long sewer consent decree
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Jefferson County Commission has reached an agreement with the Cahaba River Society, represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center, to request an end to a decades-long consent decree requiring rehabilitation of...
Environmental Justice and Civil Rights advocates respond to Title VI attack from state Attorneys General
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Communities, advocates, and environmental groups working across the nation to advance environmental justice and civil rights are asking the Environmental Protection Agency to reject the Anti-Civil Rights Petition a group of 23...