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Federal Suit Filed Against Alabama Regulators’ Approval of Discriminatory Solar Charges
Montgomery, Ala. — Citizens and conservation groups have filed suit in federal district court against the Alabama Public Service Commission (PSC) for approving Alabama Power’s punitive and discriminatory charges targeting customers with rooftop or on-site...
SELC, Partner Groups Applaud Max Patch Protections
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — On Thursday, the U.S. Forest Service announced it is closing Max Patch to camping for two years due to chronic overuse and littering problems at the well-known bald. The Southern Environmental Law...
Victory for Southwest Memphis: Developers Announce Cancellation of Byhalia Pipeline
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — In a surprise move, Plains All American Pipeline announced late today that the company was pulling the plug on the controversial Byhalia Pipeline, a proposed 49-mile pipeline that would have gone through...
Farm Act Bill Signed into Law
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The Southern Environmental Law Center issued the following statement after Governor Cooper today signed Senate Bill 605, the Farm Act of 2021, into law. Section 11 of the Farm Act would fast-track...
SELC Statement on environmental review of Dominion offshore wind project
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Today the Secretary of the United States Department of the Interior, joined by Virginia Governor Ralph Northam and Senator Tim Kaine, announced that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is initiating an...
Duke Energy Bill a Money and Power Grab, Failing NC Clean Energy and Climate Goals
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The Southern Environmental Law Center today issued the following statement by senior attorney Gudrun Thompson regarding draft energy legislation circulated by North Carolina General Assembly staff following months of secret legislative...
Committee Moves Forward North Carolina Petition for Rulemaking to Limit Carbon Pollution
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The groups behind a rulemaking petition to reduce heat-trapping carbon pollution from power plants in North Carolina welcomed today’s decision by the Air Quality Committee of the N.C. Environmental Management Commission...
SELC Statement on NC Offshore Wind Announcement
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Today North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper issued an Executive Order directing investment in offshore wind, setting targets for ambitious growth in wind energy by 2040. In response to the announcement, SELC...
Biden Administration Announcement Leaves Crucial Streams, Wetlands, and Drinking Water Sources in Jeopardy
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—The Southern Environmental Law Center today released the following statement regarding the EPA’s announcement that it plans to repeal and replace a harmful, destructive rule by the prior administration that removed federal Clean...
FERC Clears Way for Action Against Alabama Regulators for Approving Discriminatory Solar Charges
WASHINGTON, D.C.– The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has declined to grant a petition asking it to initiate an enforcement action against the Alabama Public Service Commission (PSC) for allowing Alabama Power to impose punitive...