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Cooper Prepares North Carolina for Climate Change
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper today took a decisive step forward to fight climate change and strengthen the resiliency of communities after two hurricanes pummeled the state in two years.
Smithfield Plans Do Not Solve Pollution Problems from its Massive Hog Waste Lagoons
In response to Smithfield’s plans to produce biogas at 90 percent of its North Carolina industrial hog operations, the Southern Environmental Law Center issued the following statement by attorney Blakely Hildebrand.
New Report: Hurricanes and Offshore Drilling Would Be a Dangerous Combination for the Southeast
CHAPEL HILL, NC - As the Southeast recovers from Hurricane Florence and the Trump administration continues its push to open the Atlantic to offshore drilling, the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) today released a new...
SELC Launches New Website Shedding Light on Utility Charges for Rooftop Solar Customers
SELC launched the Rates of Solar website, an interactive site that provides simple, straight-forward information about how utilities across the Southeast are treating customers with rooftop solar.
SELC Files Suit Against the FAA for Withholding Spaceport Safety Assessments
SELC is challenging the Federal Aviation Administration for refusing to disclose important information about the risks of harm to human life and property around a proposed spaceport in Camden County.
Georgia Power Drags Reluctant Project Owners into Continuing Flawed Vogtle Expansion
ATLANTA, GA—Late yesterday, Oglethorpe Power Corporation voted to move forward with the ill-fated Vogtle nuclear expansion project despite significant concerns about recent and future multi-billion dollar cost increases. As the final project owner to weigh...
Statement in Regards to Decision in Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals on TVA Coal Ash
NASHVILLE, TN— In response to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision today, the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) issued the following statement on behalf of DJ Gerken, SELC managing attorney:...
ACP Construction Halted in National Forest
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has granted a stay of the National Forest Service decisions allowing Atlantic Coast Pipeline construction.
SELC Challenges New Rushed Permits for Atlantic Coast Pipeline
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – The Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC), on behalf of Sierra Club, Defenders of Wildlife, and Virginia Wilderness Committee, filed legal challenges...
Agencies Rush Out New Permits for Atlantic Coast Pipeline
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – The National Park Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have issued new permits for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, according to Atlantic’s filings with FERC today.