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N.C. DEQ Proposes Improvements but Allows a Delay of Toxic Pollution Limits for Duke Energy
In response to legal action by the SELC on behalf of Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation, Sierra Club, and Waterkeeper Alliance, DEQ today announced that it will no longer permit natural streams at Duke Energy's Marshall steam...
Administration Playing Politics by Only Removing Florida from Offshore Drilling Plan
The Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) released the following statement after Secretary Zinke announced he planned to remove Florida from the administration’s draft five-year offshore drilling plan, after opposition from Republican governor, Ri...
Rail Advocates Advance Innovative Vision for Passenger Rail Network
The Southern Environmental Law Center, along with a coalition have jointly released their vision for expanded regional train service throughout the Commonwealth in a new report entitled Virginia's Passenger Trains: Building on Success.
Trump Administration’s Plan for Offshore Drilling Threatens Southeast Communities
SELC released the following statement after the Trump Administration announced its draft five-year offshore drilling plan, proposing to open the Mid- and South Atlantic to risky drilling.
SELC Statement on Potential Purchase of SCANA by Dominion Energy
CHARLESTON, SC — A Dominion Energy purchase of SCANA would still force South Carolina power customers to pay for a nuclear plant that will never produce power, and it will likely be a springboard to...
Blounts Creek Saved from Flooding with Mine Wastewater by Court Order
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.— A state court vacated a state permit that would have allowed a proposed Martin Marietta mine to discharge millions of gallons of wastewater a day into a popular fishing creek in...
Public Service Commission Stiffs Georgia Power Customers, Greenlights Plant Vogtle Cost Increases
Atlanta, GA–Despite evidence that Plant Vogtle is uneconomic at its current price tag, the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) today rubberstamped continued construction. Commission Staff had recommended the PSC reject any price above $9 billion...
Legal challenge to I-73 urges hard look at cost-saving alternatives
CHARLESTON, SC — The South Carolina Coastal Conservation League today filed a lawsuit that seeks to require federal agencies to examine a more fiscally responsible alternative to the proposed Interstate 73. The Grand Strand Expressway...
SELC: Eliminating Clean Water Protections Threatens Southern Waters
The Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) released the following statement after filing comments on the EPA’s proposed suspension of the Clean Water Rule.
New Information Shows Utility Profits, Not Need, is Behind $5.5 Billion Pipeline
New information from Duke Energy shows that utility customers in North Carolina do not need the Atlantic Coast Pipeline.