Taxonomy Archives: North Carolina
Trump Administration Announces Unprecedented Move to Strip Clean Water Act Protections
WASHINGTON–The Trump administration today announced its rule to gut long-established clean water protections despite opposition from hundreds of thousands of Americans.
SELC op-ed: Holleman highlights communities’ role in coal ash settlement
Union Hill Citizens Overpower Unfair Atlantic Coast Pipeline
RICHMOND, VA — Today, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals handed Friends of Buckingham, represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center, a victory in their case against the Virginia Air Pollution...
NC settlement results in largest coal ash cleanup in America
NC Settlement Results in Largest Coal Ash Cleanup in America
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.— The Southern Environmental Law Center today announced it reached a settlement with Duke Energy and the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality to clean up coal ash at six North Car...
“No action” at Superfund site not acceptable
NC Governor urges federal action for wild wolves
2019 Trends Making and Braking Rooftop Solar in the South
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – Today the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) announced its 2019 Solar “Makers” and “Brakers” list highlighting key trends in policies and actions impacting the growth of ro...
Conservation groups act to stop PFAS pollution from Burlington wastewater treatment plants
SELC notified the City of Burlington of its intent to sue the city for its undisclosed and illegal PFAS pollution of the Haw River, its tributaries, and Jordan Lake, the drinking water sources for Pit...