Taxonomy Archives: North Carolina
SELC Releases Letter to NC Gov. McCrory on Bonner Bridge Closure
SELC Releases Letter to NC Gov. McCrory on Bonner Bridge Closure
Statement on NCDOT’s Closure of Bonner Bridge
The National Wildlife Refuge Association and Defenders of Wildlife, represented by Southern Environmental Law Center, continue to advocate for reliable and safe transportation on the Outer Banks.
Statement from SELC on New Report Assessing Threats to Southeast Wildlife
A study released today by three major Southern universities, commissioned by the National Wildlife Federation and Southern Environmental Law Center, concludes that wildlife habitat and biodiversity in...
Duke Energy Coal Ash Pollution Deforms Fish in Sutton Lake
Duke Energy’s coal ash pollution is killing over 900,000 fish and deforming thousands more each year in Sutton Lake near Wilmington, N.C., according to a new study conducted by Dr. Dennis Lemly, resea...
MEDIA ADVISORY: Release of New Study about Pollution Effects on Fish in Lake Sutton
A press conference will detail a new scientific study about the effects of pollution on fish in Lake Sutton, a popular fishing lake near Wilmington, N.C.
Another South Carolina Utility Agrees to Remove Coal Ash from River Shared by North And South Carolina
For a second time, a South Carolina utility today agreed to remove coal ash from the banks of a river that flows through both North and South Carolina.
Court Rules Conservation Groups Are Full Parties in Allen and Marshall Plants Coal Ash Pollution Suits
Mecklenburg County Superior Court ruled that the Catawba Riverkeeper represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center will be a full party in a civil prosecution brought by North Carolina against ...
Conservation Groups Get Voice in Coal Ash Fight
The Wake County Superior Court ruled that conservation groups may participate as full parties in the enforcement action brought by North Carolina against Duke Energy Progress for coal ash pollution at...
Conservation Groups Appeal Decision to Log Courthouse Creek
Conservation groups have appealed a US Forest Service decision to log high value forest below the popular Devil’s Courthouse mountain in western North Carolina’s Pisgah National Forest. The Southern E...
Groups Seek to Protect Endangered Red Wolves in Recovery Area from Deadly Mistaken Identity
Conservation organizations today challenged North Carolina Wildlife Resource Commission’s authorization of coyote hunting—including by spotlight at night-- in the five county area of eastern North Car...