Press Releases
The North Carolina NAACP, Clean Air Carolina, SELC and Forward Justice Join Forces
CHAPEL HILL, N.C – Clean Air Carolina and the North Carolina NAACP, represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC), will file suit today against North Carolina Speaker of the House Tim Moore, Senate Pro...
Federal Court Throws Out Another Key ACP Permit
RICHMOND, VA— The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals today threw out the National Park Service’s permit for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline in a case argued by the Southern Environmental Law Center on behalf of the...
Trump Administration Releases Destructive Rollback of Clean Car Standards
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, the Trump administration released its proposal to rollback clean car standards – freezing fuel economy and greenhouse gas emission standards for vehicles at 2020 levels for five years.
SELC Calls for Submissions for the Phil Reed Environmental Writing Awards
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA—The Southern Environmental Law Center is now accepting submissions for the 2019 Phillip D. Reed Environmental Writing Awards.
Motion Seeks To Split V.C. Summer, Dominion Hearings
COLUMBIA, SC — Thousands of South Carolina power customers should first find out if they must spend decades paying for a failed nuclear project before Dominion Energy’s offer to buy SCANA can be accurately evaluated,...
SELC Founder, Executive Director Rick Middleton Announces Retirement
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA — Rick Middleton, who founded the Southern Environmental Law Center 33 years ago and built it into a powerhouse of environmental and legal protections for the Southeast, has announced he will retire at...
SELC Appeals Harmful Clean Water Injunction
BRUNSWICK, GA– On behalf of National Wildlife Federation and One Hundred Miles, the Southern Environmental Law Center today appealed the decision of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia...
Lawsuit Filed to Immediately Stop GenX Pollution from Chemours Fayetteville Facility
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—On behalf of Cape Fear River Watch, the Southern Environmental Law Center today filed suit in New Hanover County Superior Court arguing that the Department of Environmental Quality should use its existing authority...
Federal Court Tosses Dam License in Favor of Better Protections for the Coosa River
A federal court has ruled in favor of conservation groups by tossing a harmful license issued to Alabama Power for operation of seven hydroelectric dams on the Coosa River, addressing the longstanding problems the dams...
Senate 2018 Farm Bill Statement
The Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) today released the following statement in response to the Senate passing the 2018 Farm Bill.