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SELC statement: Biden administration commits to executive action on climate
WASHINGTON — Today the Biden administration announced new measures aimed at fighting climate change, including efforts to boost offshore wind production and initiatives that will help communities cope with extreme heat — one of the...
Mobile Baykeeper, SELC put Alabama Power on notice for coal ash pollution at Plant Barry
MOBILE, Ala. — Today, on behalf of Mobile Baykeeper, the Southern Environmental Law Center sent Alabama Power a Notice of Intent to Sue in response to the company’s plans to permanently...
Alabama Public Service Commission approves Alabama Power gas plant acquisition amid soaring gas prices
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Today the Alabama Public Service Commission approved Alabama Power’s request to acquire the Calhoun Gas Plant and also increased the utility’s energy cost recovery factor, resulting in an approximately $7 increase to...
New leasing plan keeps Atlantic Ocean off-limits to offshore drilling but offers new areas in the Gulf
WASHINGTON — Today the Biden administration announced its draft five-year offshore oil and gas leasing program for 2022-2027, kicking off a 90-day comment period before the administration will finalize the leasing plan. While the draft...
North Carolina allows more hog waste pollution despite disproportionate harm to communities of color
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—The Southern Environmental Law Center today issued the following statement regarding North Carolina’s new one-size-fits-all general permit for swine waste-to-energy biogas projects as directed by the state legislature in a law passed in...
Broken Ground Podcast Launches New Season: How Memphians Defeated a Pipeline
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.— Today the Southern Environmental Law Center launched the latest season of its popular podcast Broken Ground. The new season digs into the story of how...
U.S. Supreme Court ruling hobbles EPA’s ability to fight climate change
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Today the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to take common sense steps to rein in carbon dioxide emissions from the energy sector in...
SELC applauds Biden administration rule expanding wildlife habitat protections
WASHINGTON — In a final rule released today, the Biden administration revoked a 2020 regulation that defined habitat under the Endangered Species Act for the first time in the Act’s history. The definition limited what...
NC Supreme Court upholds NC homeowners’ right to install solar
RALEIGH, N.C.— On Friday, the Supreme Court of North Carolina issued an order in a casebetween a Wake County homeowner and their homeowner’s association (HOA) affirming statelaw that protects homeowners’ right to install rooftop solar.
More than 100 environmental and community groups urge U.S. Supreme Court to uphold federal clean water protections
WASHINGTON — Environmental and community organizations from across the nation today urged the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the longstanding scope of the Clean Water Act and reject industry attempts to...