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Groups Petition N.C. to Remove “Swamp Waters” Classification from Lower Cape Fear River
Waterkeeper Alliance and Cape Fear River Watch, represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center, petitioned today to remove North Carolina’s “swamp waters” classification from 15 miles of the Lower Cape Fear River flowing past Wilmington.
Groups Challenge Ruling Dismissing Appeal of Flawed Plant Vogtle Decision
Georgia groups are challenging a ruling from the Fulton County Superior Court late last month, which dismissed their appeal of the Public Service Commission’s decision approving forecast cost increases at Plant Vogtle.
Virginia leaders introduce law to end Dominion’s coal ash pollution
RICHMOND, VA— Today, Governor Ralph Northam and Secretary of Natural Resources Matthew Strickler unveiled a bill with Senator Scott Surovell and Delegate Jennifer Carroll Foy, that would require Dominion to cleanup decades of coal ash...
Duke Energy Filings Confirm Groundwater Pollution at Coal Ash Sites in Carolinas
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.--Duke Energy’s coal ash lagoons are illegally polluting groundwater throughout the Carolinas with dangerous pollutants including arsenic and radioactive materials...
Georgia Power Confirms Coal Ash Ponds Too Close to Groundwater
At least 10 of Georgia Power’s toxic, unlined coal ash ponds sit dangerously close to the groundwater beneath them, according to the utility’s recent filings required under the federal Coal Combustion Residuals rule.
Statement in Response to Adverse Decision in Black Creek Mine Challenge
Birmingham, AL—An Alabama federal court has issued a decision affirming the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer's approval of a permit authorizing coal mining material to be dumped into streams that feed into the Locust Fork...
Federal Court Throws Out Forest Service Permit, Rules Agency Can’t Authorize Crossing AT
RICHMOND, VA— Today the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a federal approval for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline to cross two national forests, including parts of the Appalachian Trail.
Memphis Groups Call For Shelby County Health Department To Revoke Five TVA Water Well Permits Under
MEMPHIS, TN – The Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC), on behalf of Protect Our Aquifer and the Tennessee Chapter of the Sierra Club, sent a letter yesterday calling for the Shelby County Health Department to...
Federal Court Throws Out Approval of ACP Through National Forests
RICHMOND, VA— Today the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the US Forest Service’s federal approval for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline...
Administration’s Attack on Clean Water Act is a Giveaway to Polluters
WASHINGTON – The Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) released the following statement in reaction to the administration’s proposal that guts the Clean Water Act...