Taxonomy Archives: North Carolina

SELC takes U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to court for failures to protect only wild red wolves

Let there be light: North Carolina faith group arguing for greater access to solar

N.C. Governor signs Polluter Protection Act

Court rules in favor of citizens’ rights in N.C. coal ash case

State fails to properly curb carbon impact of N.C. wood pellet facilities

Proposed Enviva Wood Pellet Plant Raises Concerns of Increasing Carbon Emissions

Chapel Hill, N.C.- A proposed Enviva facility that would burn wood biomass to manufacture wood pellets for export to Europe violates air quality regulations by failing to minimize harmful carbon pollu...

Murphy-Brown Faces New Legal Challenge

Chapel Hill, N.C.- Conservation groups filed a motion in federal court seeking to require Murphy-Brown to comply with a 2006 agreement to clean up groundwater contamination at 11 hog facilities in eas...

Hog producers deny access to pollution monitors, violate agreement

SELC, partners aim to require Duke accountability for coal ash pollution of groundwater

Conservation Groups Challenge NC’s Sweetheart Coal Ash Settlement with Duke Energy

Chapel Hill, N.C.—In a legal challenge filed today, conservation groups across North Carolina asked the state Superior Court to overturn approval of a settlement between Duke Energy and the N.C. Depar...