Taxonomy Archives: South Carolina
SELC Responds to Trump Administration’s Action Gutting Climate Protections
Charlottesville, VA— With a sweeping executive order aimed at dismantling climate protections, the Trump Administration is expected to direct the reversal of the Clean Power Plan and revoke a seven pr...
New Report Shines Light On Sustainable Solar Farm Development in the Southeast
Atlanta, GA- A new report highlights how communities across the Southeast are harnessing the many benefits of solar power while ensuring that energy demands are balanced with smart, sustainable develo...
White House Cuts to Budget Hurt Economy and Strip Health, Safety Protections for Southeasterners
Washington, D.C. – The Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) released the following statement after the White House released its budget outline calling for deep cuts to the Environmental Protection...
U.S. Supreme Court Brief Filed to Defend Clean Water Rule
Washington, D.C.– On behalf of the Coastal Conservation League and One Hundred Miles, the Southern Environmental Law Center today filed a brief in the U.S. Supreme Court, urging the court to follow t...
White House Cuts to EPA Budget Strip Health and Safety Protections for Southeasterners
Washington, D.C.– The Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) released the following statement after reports that the White House budget calls for cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ...
President Trump’s Executive Order, EPA Cuts Would Threaten Clean Drinking Water
Washington, D.C.- The Southern Environmental Law Center released the following statement ahead of President Donald Trump’s expected executive order attacking the Clean Water Rule.
Conservation Groups Join Legal Battle Over Protections for Endangered Wildlife
Mobile, AL- Conservation groups have moved to intervene in a federal challenge filed by 18 states, including South Carolina and Alabama, to undo important protections for endangered species.
SELC Statement on New Findings by UK Institute on Burning Wood Pellets
Charlottesville, VA- An independent analysis published today by the United Kingdom’s Chatham House confirmed that chopping down the Southeast’s forests to burn as wood pellets in UK power plants has i...