Press Releases
United States, North Carolina and Virginia File Suit Against Duke Energy for Harm from Dan River Coal Ash Spill
The following is a statement from Frank Holleman, senior attorney at the SELC, regarding a complaint filed today in federal court by the U.S. Department of Justice, NC, and VA against Duke Energy for harm...
ABC Coke Consent Decree Fails to Address Illegal Pollution
BIRMINGHAM, AL—Conservation groups are charging that a proposed consent decree is woefully inadequate in addressing the impacts of ABC Coke’s illegal levels of toxic pollution on local communities around northeast Birmingham and Tarrant, AL.
Georgia Public Service Commission Delivers Clean Energy Wins
ATLANTA, GA—Georgia’s electric grid is getting a lot more solar following today’s final vote by the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) on Georgia Power’s long-term energy plan.
NC to Remove Swamp Waters Classification Cape Fear River
North Carolina’s Environmental Management Commission granted a petition from environmental groups to remove the “swamp waters” classification from 15 miles of the Lower Cape Fear flowing past Wilmington.
SELC Seeks Transparency from the NC Railroad Company
SELC today filed a lawsuit against the North Carolina Railroad Company (“NCRR”) after the railroad refused to produce documents for review under the North Carolina Public Records Act.
Funding cut reveals growing drilling opposition
WASHINGTON -- The House of Representatives has stepped in to block offshore drilling, sending a clear message to the Trump administration that the pursuit of oil and gas in the Atlantic Ocean is against the...
Trump Administration’s Energy Plan Stalls Progress on Climate Change
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA—Today the Trump administration released its replacement to a federal plan to tackle climate change...
Supreme Court Upholds Virginia’s Ban on Uranium Mining
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA — The United States Supreme Court today upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit seeking to invalidate Virginia’s 37-year-old ban on uranium mining in the Commonwealth...
State of Tennessee and Conservation Groups Reach Settlement over Gallatin Coal Ash Pollution
NASHVILLE, TN – The State of Tennessee’s Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) and two public interest conservation groups entered into a pair of settlement agreements with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)...
TN Coal Ash Cleanup Larger than 7 Duke Energy Pits
A Tennessee utility today agreed to excavate 12 million tons of coal ash from its unlined disposal pit near Nashville – a site larger than seven of the nine unlined coal ash pits that Duke...