Press Releases
TVA dismisses community concerns, approves power agreement for controversial xAI facility
MURRAY, Ky. — Today, the Tennessee Valley Authority Board of Directors agreed to supply power to a South Memphis data center run by xAI, a company founded by Elon Musk. Board members approved xAI’s application...
Southern Environmental Law Center is ready to protect our Southern environment, again, under second Trump administration
WASHINGTON – Following the re-election of Donald Trump as president, the country is at a crossroads, with the future of our environment—and the health of Southern communities—hanging in the balance. But the Southern Environmental Law...
Duke Energy SC plan approved with recommendations from environmental groups
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Yesterday, the South Carolina Public Service Commission approved Duke Energy’s integrated resource plan for South Carolina, directing Duke to work with stakeholders to consider improvements recommended by several environmental groups that,...
North Carolina Utilities Commission Order on Carbon Plan Doubles Down on Climate Pollution
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The North Carolina Utilities Commission late Friday issued a Carbon Plan that approves many of monopoly utility Duke Energy’s proposals and fails to meet the carbon pollution reduction requirements mandated...
Transcontinental submits FERC application for massive gas pipeline project
WASHINGTON – Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company (Williams) submitted a new application to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) yesterday, to approve the largest proposed methane gas expansion project in the South since the controversial...
Georgia revokes biomass facility’s unlawful air permit after conservation groups’ legal challenge
ATLANTA—The Georgia Environmental Protection Division has revoked the permit amendment of a biomass wood pellet facility after the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC), on behalf of Georgia Interfaith Power and Light (GIPL) and Sierra...
Red-cockaded woodpecker loses endangered species status
WASHINGTON—Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced it will reclassify the red-cockaded woodpecker from an “endangered” species to a “threatened” species, removing key protections for the bird. This decision risks undoing decades of...
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes boundary expansion of Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge to include Trail Ridge
WASHINGTON — Today the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announced it is considering a proposed boundary expansion of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in southeast Georgia. The acquisition boundary expansion includes the proposed Twin...
U.S. Supreme Court rejects calls to block EPA limits on power plant pollution
ATLANTA — The U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling today rejecting requests from several states and utilities seeking to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) rule to limit carbon pollution from fossil-fueled power plants from...
Dominion Energy’s continued reliance on fossil fuels shows disregard for Virginia’s clean energy requirements
RICHMOND, VA. – Today Dominion Energy filed its Integrated Resource Plan, better known as its IRP, calling for more gas-powered electricity. The plan fails to model investments in renewables at the level needed to move...