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N.C. commission seeks public comments on polluter-written PFAS and 1,4-dioxane rules
Proposed rules do not require reduction of toxic pollution into drinking water CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—Proposed polluter-written rules regarding PFAS and 1,4-dioxane announced by the state for public comment today do not require polluters to reduce their toxic discharges into drinking water supplies, the Southern Environmental Law Center said. The...
Mississippi regulators rubber-stamp air permit for xAI power plant, ignoring overwhelming public pushback
SOUTHAVEN, Miss. — On Tuesday, the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) issued an air permit to xAI, allowing the company to operate dozens of polluting methane gas turbines at its facility in Southaven, Mississippi.
Groups reach settlement with Duke Energy in merger proposal
Settlement includes customer protections for South Carolina COLUMBIA, S.C. — Groups in South Carolina reached a settlement with Duke Energy regarding the utility’s request at the South Carolina Public Service Commission to combine its...
Government withdraws appeal of RGGI lawsuit in Virginia
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — On Tuesday, the Virginia State Air Pollution Control Board, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, and its director withdrew their appeal of a court order striking down the Youngkin Administration’s removal of Virginia...
Trump’s cozy deal with Big Tech promotes empty promises to tackle energy affordability
Concerns about energy costs need to include communities in the conversation, not a one size fits all push for more polluting power. WASHINGTON – Today, the White House’s announcement with tech company leaders signaled they want to build more power plants alongside data centers. But...
Coalition Seeks Rehearing After FERC Greenlights Massive Southeast Supply Enhancement Project
WASHINGTON – Today, the Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, 7 Directions of Service, Appalachian Voices, Katie Whitehead, and Robert McNutt, filed with Sierra Club a joint request for rehearing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) challenging its authorization for...
Groups challenge air permit for massive methane gas and oil expansion at Plant Bowen
ATLANTA — Late Friday afternoon, the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) and the Sierra Club filed a lawsuit challenging the Georgia Environmental Protection Division’s (EPD) permit allowing Georgia Power to...
Clean energy groups reach settlement with Duke Energy in merger proposal
Chapel Hill, N.C.—Multiple groups reached a settlement with monopoly utility Duke Energy in its request to the North Carolina Utilities Commission to combine its Carolinas and Progress subsidiaries. If the agreement is approved by the commission, the proposed merger will improve energy affordability for North Carolina residents, help put downward...
North Carolina wise to reject unnecessary $1.3 billion Wilmington Harbor expansion, SELC says
Chapel Hill, N.C.—The Southern Environmental Law Center celebrates that the North Carolina Division of Coastal Management objected to the $1.3 billion proposed expansion of Wilmington Harbor which would risk substantial harm to coastal resources and...
Local data center pushback prompts Trump’s data center announcement in State of the Union address
WASHINGTON – President Trump is expected to try to silence public pushback to data centers and concerns about energy bills during his State of the Union address, according to media reports on Tuesday. In the announcement, he is expected to claim—without any binding commitments–that tech companies will prevent consumers’ utility...