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Active Energy sells Lumberton facility and abandons plan for controversial wood pellet facility
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Facing ongoing problems and legal action against unpermitted pollution at its Lumberton NC facility, today Active Energy Group announced an agreement to sell the site, ending plans to build a controversial...
Advocates Reaffirm Rooftop Solar Net Metering Proposal’s Benefits in NC
RALEIGH, N.C. — This week, in comments to the NC Utilities Commission, clean energy advocates, including North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association (NCSEA), the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), and the Southern...
SELC sues Tennessee Valley Authority over the federal utility’s refusal to release records related to proposed methane gas pipelines
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Southern Environmental Law Center has filed a lawsuit against the Tennessee Valley Authority alleging that the federal utility violated the Freedom of Information Act when it refused to release unredacted records...
NC DEQ permit for Chemours allows avoidable GenX and other PFAS pollution in Cape Fear River
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.— Conservation groups called on the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality to impose stronger limits than proposed in a draft permit that would authorize Chemours’ discharge of toxic PFAS pollution into the...
SELC statement on proposed gas tax suspension
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — The Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) released the following statement in response to Governor Glenn Youngkin’s proposed gas tax suspension. The statement is from Trip Pollard, senior attorney and leader of SELC’s...
SELC statement on FERC’s Atlantic Coast Pipeline restoration order
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved a restoration plan yesterday for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, a gas pipeline that was canceled in 2020 after years of work by SELC and numerous allies...
Conservation groups object to Forest Service’s Revised Nantahala and Pisgah Forest Plan
ASHEVILLE, NC — This week, conservation groups formally objected to the US Forest Service’s revised Nantahala and Pisgah Forest Plan, arguing that it falls short of what is needed to ensure these popular, beloved, and...
Bill to Establish Shenandoah Mountain National Scenic Area Introduced in the U.S. Senate
WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) introduced the Shenandoah Mountain Act of 2022, which would designate more than 92,000 acres of the George Washington National Forest as the Shenandoah Mountain...
SELC statement on Chickahominy Power’s canceled gas plant
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Today Chickahominy Power, LLC announced the cancelation of its as-yet-unbuilt Chickahominy Power Station, a 1,600-megawatt power plant that the company planned to service with an unregulated gas pipeline cutting through five counties...
Settlement Better Protects Duck River from Impacts of Middle Tennessee’s Booming Growth
Nashville, Tenn. — Represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center, The Nature Conservancy and the Tennessee Wildlife Federation reached a settlement agreement with state officials and a local water utility that upholds Tennessee’s ability to...