Press Releases
Administrative Law Judge van der Vaart strips North Carolina of a key tool used to limit toxic chemicals, threatening nearly 1M people
Lawsuit filed by Asheboro, Greensboro, and Reidsville dismantles DEQ’s ability to control 1,4-dioxane and other toxic chemical pollution CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Chief Administrative Law Judge van der Vaart today issued a ruling that...
Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, SELC, file suit against city of Atlanta for violating Clean Water Act
ATLANTA – Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC), has filed a federal lawsuit against the City of Atlanta for its ongoing pollution of the Chattahoochee River.
New Broken Ground season uncovers environmental issues facing the rural South
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Today the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) launched the latest season of its award-winning and Webby-nominated podcast, Broken Ground. The new season explores unique environmental issues facing the rural South, with five...
Jefferson County and Cahaba River Society request end to decades-long sewer consent decree
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Jefferson County Commission has reached an agreement with the Cahaba River Society, represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center, to request an end to a decades-long consent decree requiring rehabilitation of...
Environmental Justice and Civil Rights advocates respond to Title VI attack from state Attorneys General
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Communities, advocates, and environmental groups working across the nation to advance environmental justice and civil rights are asking the Environmental Protection Agency to reject the Anti-Civil Rights Petition a group of 23...
Utilities commission should deny Duke Energy’s unlawful Carbon Plan proposal, advocates testify
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.— Regulated monopoly Duke Energy’s proposed Carbon Plan violates state and federal laws, includes flawed analyses that favor delaying climate action, and underinvests in no-regrets, carbon-free renewable energy resources, according to a...
Commercial Fishermen and Landowners Challenge FERC’s Approval of CP2 LNG Project in DC Circuit
WASHINGTON - Today, the Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of impacted commercial Fishermen, landowners, Fishermen Involved in Sustaining Our Heritage, and For a Better Bayou, in partnership with the Natural Resources Defense Council, challenged...
Agreement reached between EJCAN and GFL: largest landfill in North Carolina to cease pollution and address environmental injustice
Court-enforceable agreement stops PFAS pollution, addresses nuisance conditions, and funds community-led relief CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—On behalf of the Environmental Justice Community Action Network, the Southern Environmental Law Center filed a proposed, court-enforceable agreement with...
Legislative actions leave North Carolina unable to protect water and communities, groups warn EPA
Groups ask EPA to withdraw state authority over water permits CHAPEL HILL, N.C.— The Southern Environmental Law Center today filed a petition on behalf of community groups with the Environmental Protection Agency asking it...
SELC, environmental justice groups file amicus brief in support of EPA’s fine particulate air pollution standard
ATLANTA — SELC has filed an amicus brief on behalf of environmental justice groups in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in support of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s national...