Taxonomy Archives: North Carolina
Federal Court Moves NC Conservation Groups’ Coal Ash Claims Forward
Conservation groups represented by the SELC won a major victory Monday night when a federal court ruled that they may go forward with challenges to coal ash pollution contaminating an important public...
Southern Environmental Law Center Urges Honest Review of Costly Monroe Bypass
In an attempt to ensure compliance with laws that protect the public interest, the SELC today sent a ltter to the NCDOT and the FHA urging them to perform an honest, transparent analysis.
New Carbon Pollution Standards Present Opportunity for Clean Energy Job Growth in the South
The Southeast, which has traditionally lagged behind other U.S. regions in clean energy, can take advantage of today’s proposed Environmental Protection Agency carbon pollution standards and spur new ...
Costly, Destructive Monroe Bypass Gets Federal Approval to Move Forward
In a disappointing move today, the Federal Highway Administration gave its approval for the state to move forward with the $900 million Monroe Bypass in Union County.
New North Carolina Transportation Funding System
The Southern Environmental Law Center welcomed Wednesday’s release of scores for over 3,100 proposed transportation projects under North Carolina’s new data-driven funding formula.
Court Protects World’s Only Wild Red Wolves
A federal court late yesterday issued a preliminary injunction against the NC Wildlife Resource Commission's authorization of coyote hunting.
New Poll Shows Strong Local Concerns as NC Legislature Considers Fracking the Sandhills
According to a recent poll released today, most Sandhills residents do not support a requirement that would force landowners to sell the natural gas under their property if a certain percentage of nei...
Court Grants Conservation Groups Participation in NC Coal Ash Cases
The NC Superior Court has granted requests filed by the SELC that conservation groups from across NC participate as full parties in the pending enforcement actions brought by the NC DENR against Duke ...
Yadkin Riverkeeper and City of Thomasville Announce Settlement in Clean Water Act Citizen Suit
The City of Thomasville and the Yadkin Riverkeeper announced that they reached a settlement resolving the Riverkeeper’s Clean Water Act citizen suit against the city after numerous, sizeable discharge...