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SELC’s Statement in Response to South Carolina Unanimously Passing Solar Legislation
COLUMBIA, SC — The South Carolina State Senate and House have unanimously passed the Energy Freedom Act, opening the door for more free-market competition in the energy sector and expanded access to solar across the...
Groups Move to Defend N.C. Order that Duke Energy Must Clean Up Coal Ash Pollution at Six Sites
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—Community groups represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center moved to intervene in appeals filed by Duke Energy in the N.C. Office of Administrative Hearings in which Duke Energy tries to avoid cleaning...
Virginia Carbon Reduction Plan Could be on Hold
Today, Governor Northam elected not to veto a provision in the budget bill aimed at preventing Virginia from participating in a regional, market-based program to reduce carbon dioxide emissions...
NC NAACP Asks NC Supreme Court to Review NCGA’s Appeal of Constitutional Amendments Case
RALEIGH, N.C. – The North Carolina NAACP today asked the North Carolina Supreme Court to take up direct review...
SELC Stmt Re Duke Energy Fighting NC Coal Ash Cleanup in OAH
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.–Below is a statement from Frank Holleman, senior attorney at the Southern Environmental Law Center, regarding Duke Energy’s filing today in the state Office of Administrative Hearings opposing a N.C. Department of Environmental...
SELC Statement on Drilling Suspension
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA — A temporary suspension of the Trump administration drilling plan, first reported in the Wall Street Journal after an interview with Interior Secretary David Bernhardt, is being met with cautious enthusiasm by East Coast...
Local Residents, Hunters, and Fishermen Take NCDOT to Court over Controversial Mid-Currituck Bridge
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.– Local residents from the Currituck mainland and the northern Outer Banks, along with hunters, fishermen and wildlife enthusiasts from the North Carolina Wildlife Federation today filed a lawsuit...
Broken Ground Podcast Series Unearths Environmental Stories in the South
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – In celebration of Earth Day, the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) is launching Broken Ground, a new podcast...
Virginia Carbon Reduction Plan Approved
RICHMOND, VA—Today the Virginia State Air Pollution Control Board voted to approve a cap-and-trade program created by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality that will reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants...
Groups Oppose the EPA’s Proposal to Gut the Clean Water Act
WASHINGTON, DC – Today the Southern Environmental Law Center filed comments on behalf of 80 conservation and community organizations against the EPA’s proposal to drastically reduce what waters...