Taxonomy Archives: North Carolina

March 9, 2018

FERC Must Halt ACP Construction and Call Rehearing

March 2, 2018

SELC Announces Winners of 2018 Reed Environmental Writing Awards

March 2, 2018

Data on the Extent of Groundwater Pollution from Utilities’ Coal Ash Pits Due Today

This is a statement by Frank Holleman, senior attorney at the SELC, regarding today’s deadline for utilities under the national coal ash rule.

February 23, 2018

N.C. Utilities Commission Allows Increase of Mandatory Fees for Duke Energy Progress Customers

The North Carolina Utilities Commission today issued an order on Duke Energy Progress’s proposal to increase rates and charges that allowed Duke Energy Progress to increase its fixed fee charge to Nor...

February 16, 2018

SELC acts to strengthen N.C. coal ash standards

February 14, 2018

Statement by the SELC regarding EPA’s Notice to “Reconsider” Clean Water Act Coverage of Discharges

The following is a statement by Frank Holleman, senior attorney, Southern Environmental Law Center, regarding EPA’s notice for comment to reconsider its previous statements regarding the Clean Water A...

February 12, 2018

Trump’s Infrastructure Plan a Shell Game That Cuts Cleaner Transportation and Gives Away Environment

The White House is putting forward a reckless infrastructure plan that offers no new federal money for projects, pulls money away from cleaner transportation such as transit and rail, and removes envi...

February 8, 2018

Less Costly, Comprehensive Alternative to $2.2 Billion Extension of 540 Toll Road Released

On behalf of Sound Rivers and Clean Air Carolina, the SELC today released a report by expert transportation engineer Walter Kulash detailing a comprehensive suite of transportation upgrades that would...

February 8, 2018

N.C. toll road alternatives south of Raleigh would save time, money

February 7, 2018

Settlement requires Duke Energy to donate $2.5 million to low-income energy assistance program