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Georgia Public Service Commission drops plan to burn tires for energy
ATLANTA—Today the Georgia Public Service Commission agreed to drop plans to allow biomass plants in Georgia to burn scrap tires for electricity.
Air Pollution Control Board votes to remove Virginia from Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA — Today, Virginia’s Air Pollution Control Board decided to remove the state from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. In a 4 to 3 vote, the board carried out the wishes of Virginia Gov.
Pipeline Plan and Petersburg Compressor Station Raise Pollution, Environmental Justice Concerns
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA — This week the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) submitted comments on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)’s draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company (Transco)’s proposed Commonwealth Energy...
South Carolina Real Estate Commission to require disclosure of flood history to buyers
CHARLESTON, S.C. — This month, a new disclosure form published by the South Carolina Real Estate Commission goes into effect that will ensure better information about flood history and erosion risk is shared between home...
Mountain Valley Pipeline moving forward
WASHINGTON — Communities across the South and Appalachia have once again gone unheard as the Mountain Valley Pipeline moves forward with the Biden administration’s support. “This is not how pipeline projects with little community support...
SELC responds to debt ceiling agreement
WASHINGTON — In a surprise move, a bill to raise the country’s debt ceiling and avoid defaulting has numerous implications for the environment. Among other things, the Fiscal Responsibility Act would approve all the remaining...
U.S. Supreme Court sides with polluters, abandons basic protections for America’s clean water and communities
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Supreme Court today severely restricted the government’s ability to protect critical streams, wetlands, and other waterways that shield families and communities across the South and the nation from pollution and damaging floods. ...
Conservation groups urge action on Rodanthe collapsing houses
Letters ask government officials to address public health threats RODANTHE, N.C. — As summer beach season begins, the Southern Environmental Law Center today sent letters, on behalf of the North Carolina Coastal Federation, to the...
Georgia Power continues to raise customer bills in fuel docket decision
ATLANTA, Ga. —Today the Georgia Public Service Commission issued a decision in Georgia Power’s fuel docket case, which adopted over 99.5% of Georgia Power’s requests, as approved by the Commission’s Public Interest Advocacy Staff before...
TVA ignores clean energy solutions, doubles down on dirty fossil fuels with proposal to replace Kingston Fossil Plant with new gas plant
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — In a disappointing move, the Tennessee Valley Authority today announced its preferred plan is to replace its Kingston Fossil Plant with a new gas power plant. While the retirement of the aging...