Taxonomy Archives: North Carolina

Southern States Bottom Out in ACEEE National Energy Efficiency Rankings

Following are statements by the Southern Environmental Law Center regarding the findings released today by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, with state-by-state rankings for energy...

Government leaves Gulf of Mexico at risk

Statement by Catherine Wannamaker, senior attorney, SELC, on the lifting of the temporary moratorium on deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico

Utilities Commission decision on wood bioenergy underscores need for environmental safeguards

North Carolina Utilities Commission ruled that Duke Energy can use electricity derived from burning whole trees, rather than just wood waste, to comply with state renewable energy targets.

Agreement Reduces Trout Stream Impacts from Cliffs Mountain Golf Course

A legal challenge brought by the Southern Environmental Law Center on behalf of the Western North Carolina Alliance and Trout Unlimited against a permit issued by the state to the Cliffs at High Carol...

Ruling Opens Season on N. C. Trout Streams for Golf Course Developers

Nesting birds and sea turtles break records at Cape Hatteras National Seashore

With the breeding season still underway, 2010 is already a record-breaking year for rare sea turtles and waterbirds that nest on beaches at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, according to preliminary nu...

Court victory greets returning plovers

A federal judge today ruled in favor of designating critical habitat areas for the wintering piping plover in North Carolina in compliance with the Endangered Species Act (ESA).

Downstream Users and River Advocates Challenge Paper Mill Permit

Downstream users and river advocates today challenged a North Carolina Division of Water Quality wastewater permit that fails to require adequate reductions in color and thermal pollutants being disch...

Oil industry assurances not enough

Pause of Risky Deepwater Drilling Needed for Safety

The federal moratorium announced July 12 pauses risky deepwater drilling operations until safety and environmental safeguards can be assessed.