Taxonomy Archives: North Carolina

August 2, 2018

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 fiv...

August 2, 2018

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.

July 19, 2018

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 announ...

July 13, 2018

Lawsuit Filed to Immediately Stop GenX Pollution from Chemours Fayetteville Facility

CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—On behalf of Cape Fear River Watch, the Southern Environmental Law Center today filed suit in New Hanover County Superior Court arguing that the Department of Environmental Quality s...

July 13, 2018

Suit filed to immediately stop ongoing GenX pollution from N.C. facility

July 5, 2018

New series explores red wolf viewpoints during critical period

June 27, 2018

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Plan Dooms Only Wild Red Wolves to Extinction

USFWS proposes confining some and “open season” on remaining highly endangered wild red wolves after ending protective efforts and reintroductions.

June 27, 2018

New federal plan would doom world’s only wild red wolves to extinction

June 25, 2018

New claims filed over deficient reviews of $2.2 billion N.C. toll road

June 25, 2018

Conservation Groups File New Claims against NCDOT, FHWA, NMFS over Deficient Review of 540 Toll Road