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National Wildlife Federation and affiliates, National Parks Conservation Association take ‘God Squad’ to court
WASHINGTON – On behalf of the National Wildlife Federation, National Parks Conservation Association, Florida Wildlife Federation, Louisiana Wildlife Federation, and Texas Conservation Alliance, the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) filed a lawsuit to stop an...
Civil rights group sues xAI for illegal pollution from data center power plant
Elon Musk’s company is accused of violating the Clean Air Act to power its Colossus 2 data center SOUTHAVEN, Miss. — On Tuesday, NAACP sued xAI and its subsidiary, MZX Tech, for the tech...
Challenging EPA for failing to implement life-saving protections from soot pollution
SAN FRANCISCO – Yesterday 17 health, community, and environmental groups filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for failing to implement the strengthened 2024 national standard for particulate matter air pollution, commonly...
Groups appeal air permit for xAI’s personal power plant in North Mississippi
SOUTHAVEN, Miss. — On Thursday, the Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of the NAACP, Young Gifted & Green, and the Safe and Sound Coalition, filed an appeal challenging the Mississippi Department of Environmental...
Safety, drinking water sources at risk as Trump administration caves to coal ash polluters
Proposal eliminates protections against coal ash fought for by southern communities after contaminated water and disastrous spills CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—Granting the wishes of politically powerful polluters, the Trump administration issued a proposed rule to eliminate common-sense, nationwide minimum safeguards that protect clean water against coal ash pollution and prevent catastrophic coal ash spills and other disasters. Communities across the...
Federal court rules Forest Service unlawfully relied on flawed analysis to create Nantahala-Pisgah Forest Plan
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — In a major victory for the communities and wildlife that depend on North Carolina’s Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina ruled...
Groups ask D.C. Circuit to set aside FERC certificate for MVP Southgate gas pipeline
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, seven conservation and community groups filed a court challenge to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) authorization for Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC, to construct the MVP Southgate gas pipeline. The...
Duke doubles down on expensive gas resources for proposed Carbon Plan
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.— Monopoly utility Duke Energy’s proposed resource plan is risky, lacks diversity of energy sources, and does not prioritize affordability for North Carolinians, experts shared in testimony filed by the Southern Environmental Law...
SELC files suits against DOJ and HHS to obtain public records
The complaints were filed after requests for records related to attempts to roll back civil rights protections were not answered. WASHINGTON — Today the Southern Environmental Law Center filed two complaints against federal agencies pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to obtain records related to...
Litigating against the illegal repeal of Mercury and Air Toxics Standards
WASHINGTON — Today the American Lung Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Public Health Association, and Physicians for Social Responsibility, represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center, filed a lawsuit in the...