Taxonomy Archives: North Carolina
Court Partially Halts North Carolina Legislature’s Power Grab
The SELC released statements after the Wake County Superior Court issued an injunction to stop the NC legislature’s efforts to place two constitutional amendments on the ballot this fall.
Cape Fear River is not a swamp, EPA confirms
FERC Faces Fourth Circuit Court Challenge on ACP
WASHINGTON, DC— Today, the Southern Environmental Law Center and Appalachian Mountain Advocates on behalf of a group of 13 conservation organizations filed suit against the Federal Energy Regulatory C...
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 th...
Court allows N.C. citizens’ coal ash suit to proceed
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 constituti...
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 ou...
Public, politicians, scientists, and conservationists oppose rule threatening red wolf recovery
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 Mo...