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Administrative Law Judge Donald van der Vaart sides with Smithfield-owned hog operations on water pollution
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Yesterday the North Carolina Office of Administrative Hearings upheld the state’s decision allowing Smithfield-owned hog operations to use giant pits of untreated hog feces and urine to produce gas while spraying...
EPA takes critical action to address coal ash pollution
WASHINGTON – Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency took critical steps to protect communities and clean water from toxic coal ash pollution by making it clear that utilities must deal with ash sitting in groundwater,...
New North Carolina executive order on climate and environmental justice is an important step forward
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—The executive order announced today by Governor Cooper builds on the goals originally established in Executive Order 80 to tackle climate change, and creates a much more comprehensive, economy-wide strategy inclusive of transportation...
SELC statement on Youngkin pick for Secretary of Natural Resources
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Today Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin announced his pick for Virginia’s next Secretary of Natural Resources. He is nominating Andrew Wheeler, who served as the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency during the Trump...
State Corporation Commission rejects Chickahominy Pipeline’s plan for 83-mile unregulated gas pipeline
RICHMOND, Va. — Today the Virginia State Corporation Commission rejected plans from Chickahominy Pipeline, LLC, to construct an unregulated gas pipeline 83 miles from Louisa County to a proposed gas-fired power plant in Charles City County, instead determining that the company is a public utility subject to Commission regulation. ...
FAA issues decision on Spaceport Camden
ATLANTA, Ga. — In response to the Federal Aviation Administration’s announcement today to issue a record of decision on the license application for Spaceport Camden, the following statement is from Brian Gist, senior attorney for...
Conservation groups intervene in permit case to protect Tennessee’s Duck River from unchecked water withdrawals
MARSHALL COUNTY, Tenn. — Represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center, The Nature Conservancy and Tennessee Wildlife Federation are intervening in a permitting case to support the state’s effort to protect the Duck River from...
Southern Environmental Law Center names Mary Maclean Asbill new director of North Carolina offices
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The Southern Environmental Law Center named longtime senior attorney Mary Maclean Asbill its new North Carolina offices director to lead its legal and policy work throughout the state.
SELC statement on victory for environmental justice in denial of Lambert Compressor Station permit
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Today the Virginia Air Pollution Control Board denied a permit for the Lambert Compressor Station, which would have supported a proposed extension of the Mountain Valley Pipeline called MVP Southgate.
New solar net-metering proposal ensures customer benefits while improving grid
RALEIGH, N.C. – Today, solar business and clean energy advocates, including North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association (NCSEA), the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), Sunrun, and the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) on behalf of Vote Solar and the Southern Alliance for...