Taxonomy Archives: North Carolina

April 26, 2019

SELC Stmt Re Duke Energy Fighting NC Coal Ash Cleanup in OAH

April 23, 2019

Local residents, hunters, and fishermen take NCDOT to court over controversial bridge to OBX

April 23, 2019

Local Residents, Hunters, and Fishermen Take NCDOT to Court over Controversial Mid-Currituck Bridge

CHAPEL HILL, N.C.– Local residents from the Currituck mainland and the northern Outer Banks, along with hunters, fishermen and wildlife enthusiasts from the North Carolina Wildlife Federation today fi...

April 15, 2019

Groups Oppose the EPA’s Proposal to Gut the Clean Water Act

WASHINGTON, DC – Today the Southern Environmental Law Center filed comments on behalf of 80 conservation and community organizations against the EPA’s proposal to drastically reduce what waters

April 12, 2019

New N.C. permit issued for industrial hog operations

April 12, 2019

Statement Regarding New NC Permit Covering 2,300 Industrial Hog Operations of Nearly 10M Hogs

CHAPEL HILL, N.C.--The Southern Environmental Law Center today released the following statement by Blakely Hildebrand, attorney at the Southern Environmental Law Center, regarding the N.C. Department ...

April 11, 2019

Duke’s Refusal to Clean Up its Coal Ash Pollution Slap in the Face of N.C. Communities

April 11, 2019

Duke Energy chooses coal ash litigation over clean water and communities

April 1, 2019

North Carolina orders Duke Energy to clean up its coal ash pollution

April 1, 2019

North Carolina Orders Duke Energy to Clean Up its Coal Ash Pollution

CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality today announced it would order Duke Energy to move its coal ash stored in unlined, leaking pits at six sites across the state.