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Federal Judge Strikes Down Administration’s Clean Water Act Attack
A federal judge in South Carolina today struck down the administration’s effort to strip away crucial clean water protections for nearly 20 million people in the South and 117 million people across the country.
Court Temporarily Halts North Carolina Legislature’s Power Grab
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The Wake County Superior Court issued an order halting the printing of North Carolina ballots as litigation continues on the NC legislature’s efforts to place four state constitutional amendments on the...
FERC Orders Construction to Stop on Entire Route of Atlantic Coast Pipeline
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ordered all construction halted on the Atlantic Coast Pipeline following a ruling from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals throwing out developers’ National Park Service permit.
The North Carolina NAACP, Clean Air Carolina, SELC and Forward Justice Join Forces
CHAPEL HILL, N.C – Clean Air Carolina and the North Carolina NAACP, represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC), will file suit today against North Carolina Speaker of the House Tim Moore, Senate Pro...
Federal Court Throws Out Another Key ACP Permit
RICHMOND, VA— The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals today threw out the National Park Service’s permit for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline in a case argued by the Southern Environmental Law Center on behalf of the...
Trump Administration Releases Destructive Rollback of Clean Car Standards
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, the Trump administration released its proposal to rollback clean car standards – freezing fuel economy and greenhouse gas emission standards for vehicles at 2020 levels for five years.
SELC Calls for Submissions for the Phil Reed Environmental Writing Awards
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA—The Southern Environmental Law Center is now accepting submissions for the 2019 Phillip D. Reed Environmental Writing Awards.
Motion Seeks To Split V.C. Summer, Dominion Hearings
COLUMBIA, SC — Thousands of South Carolina power customers should first find out if they must spend decades paying for a failed nuclear project before Dominion Energy’s offer to buy SCANA can be accurately evaluated,...
SELC Founder, Executive Director Rick Middleton Announces Retirement
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA — Rick Middleton, who founded the Southern Environmental Law Center 33 years ago and built it into a powerhouse of environmental and legal protections for the Southeast, has announced he will retire at...
SELC Appeals Harmful Clean Water Injunction
BRUNSWICK, GA– On behalf of National Wildlife Federation and One Hundred Miles, the Southern Environmental Law Center today appealed the decision of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia...