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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...
U.S. Forest Service Proposes to Chop More Trees and Cut Public Input
WASHINGTON D.C. – The U.S. Forest Service released a proposed rule today with significant changes to the agency’s process for considering and accepting public input...
Challenge from Clean Air Groups Forces NC Wood Pellet Factory to Install Pollution Controls
The world’s largest manufacturer of wood pellet fuel for power plants, Enviva, agreed to install air pollution-reducing equipment at a biomass plant under construction in Richmond County, North Carolina.
More Pollution by More Toxic Substances Found at Duke Energy Coal Ash Sites
More toxic substances are polluting the water at Duke Energy coal ash sites across North Carolina, according to public reports by the company required under a federal law.
Conservation Group challenges NC Permit Allowing Harmful Pollution into the Rocky River
On behalf of Rocky River Watch, the Southern Environmental Law Center today challenged a state permit to the Town of Siler City.
Virginia Senators Urged to Protect Appalachian Trail
WASHINGTON, DC — Today more than 50 organizations from across the state called on Virginia Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner...
Court Rules that Drummond is Violating the Clean Water Act on Black Warrior River’s Locust Fork
BIRMINGHAM, AL — An Alabama federal judge has ruled that Drummond Company is violating the Clean Water Act by continuously discharging acid mine drainage into the Black Warrior River’s Locust Fork from the Maxine Mine...
Court filing renews commitment to Atlantic exploration
CHARLESTON, SC — In a court filing late Thursday, the federal government said it is “simply evaluating all its options,” when it comes to its drilling plan, appearing to soften previous comments from Interior Secretary...