Taxonomy Archives: South Carolina
White House Budget Poses Threat to Health & Safety of Southern Communities
Washington, D.C. – The White House released its proposed budget calling for deep cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency, Department of the Interior, and critical infrastructure investments, threa...
Ignoring Overwhelming Opposition, Trump Administration to Resume Consideration of Seismic Blasting
Washington, D.C. – Today, the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) released the following statement after the Trump Administration announced plans to resume consideration of seismic surveys in the...
Southern Groups Intervene to Defend Atlantic Coast from Seismic Blasting
Washington, D.C.- Conservation groups today moved to intervene in an industry challenge to the federal government’s denial of permits for seismic testing in the Atlantic.
Despite Coastal Opposition, Trump Administration Aims to Open Atlantic to Offshore Drilling
Washington, D.C. – The Department of Interior announced plans to reconsider offshore drilling leases off the Atlantic Coast, despite fervent opposition from coastal communities.
Proposed NOAA budget cuts could be tough for Southerners to weather
Trump Administration Signals Attack on Mercury Rule
Charlottesville, VA – The Trump Administration today asked to delay a court hearing on the already-implemented federal Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, a signal that the Trump EPA will soon try to we...
Trump Administration Guts Rule Limiting Toxic Wastewater from Coal Plants
Washington, D.C. - SELC issues a statement in response to the Trump Administration’s roll back of a crucial rule aimed at limiting coal plants’ ability to dump toxic waste, such as coal ash, into publ...
SELC Supports Supreme Court Decision To Move Forward with Clean Water Rule Case
Charlottesville, VA – The Southern Environmental Law Center today released this statement in response to the Supreme Court’s decision not to delay a crucial case that could eventually decide which str...
SELC Case Against Carolina Water Service Nets $1.5 Million Fine
Columbia, S.C. – A federal court has ruled that the embattled Carolina Water Service I-20 sewage plant is discharging pollution into the Saluda River illegally