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Dominion threatens to charge customers an extra fee for RGGI if the emissions reduction program is not repealed
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Today Virginia’s State Corporation Commission (SCC) granted Dominion Energy’s politically motivated request to suspend its rate adjustment for an emissions reduction program called the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative...
New EPA drinking water health advisory for GenX underscores action needed
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—The Southern Environmental Law Center says that the new Environmental Protection Agency drinking water health advisories for GenX and other PFAS announced today in Wilmington, N.C., underscore the need for action. It calls on the EPA...
Conservation groups sue U.S. Forest Service over continued refusal to hand over Trump-era rollback records
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — The Southern Environmental Law Center and Defenders of Wildlife filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Forest Service on Wednesday, alleging that the agency is violating the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) by...
Federal clean water protections restored for hundreds of acres of wetlands next to Okefenokee Swamp
WASHINGTON—The Southern Environmental Law Center today praised an announcement that— thanks to Senator Ossoff’s leadership—the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is reversing a flawed decision made under the Trump administration’s so-called “Navigable Waters Protection Rule”...
SELC welcomes proposed EPA rule regarding the ability of states and local residents to protect clean water
WASHINGTON — The Southern Environmental Law Center today welcomed a new rule proposal by the Environmental Protection Agency to restore the ability of states and local residents to protect their drinking water, rivers, streams, wetlands,...
Conservation groups sue FAA over Spaceport Camden license
WOODBINE, Ga.—Today, on behalf of the National Parks Conservation Association and One Hundred Miles, the Southern Environmental Law Center filed a complaint in federal district court challenging the Federal Aviation Administration’s...
City’s environmental review of proposed Nimmo Parkway Extension raises more questions than answers
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.—Virginia Beach officials and the Federal Highway Administration have released for public review and comment the city’s draft environmental assessment of the proposed “Nimmo Parkway Phase VII-B” road project, and a group of...
Groups File Proposed Consent Decree Forcing Cleanup of Drummond’s Maxine Mine Site
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — In a major victory for the health of the Black Warrior River, Black Warrior Riverkeeper and its attorneys, the Southern Environmental Law Center and Public Justice, have lodged a proposed Consent Decree...
Clean energy advocates react to Duke Energy’s proposed Carbon Plan
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—Several groups involved in the North Carolina Utilities Commission proceeding to develop a state plan to reduce heat-trapping carbon emissions from electricity generation—known as the Carbon Plan—reacted to a proposed...
Permit issued for massive development that would put new homes in flood-prone area, exacerbate flooding
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Today, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers authorized a developer’s plans to build a massive development larger than Daniel Island on the Cainhoy peninsula, a largely undeveloped tract of land that is...