Taxonomy Archives: Virginia
SELC statement on Community Flood Preparedness Grants funded through RGGI
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Today the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation announced grant recipients of the first round of the new Virginia Community Flood Preparedness Fund, which is financ...
SELC statement on U.S. Fish and Wildlife’s declaration of 23 extinct species
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Today the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced the extinction of 23 species. In response to the announcement, SELC Staff Attorney Ramona McGee released the following stateme...
Dominion offshore wind project to undergo environmental review
SELC Statement on environmental review of Dominion offshore wind project
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Today the Secretary of the United States Department of the Interior, joined by Virginia Governor Ralph Northam and Senator Tim Kaine, announced that the Bureau of Ocean Energy M...
Southwest Virginia schools can finally go solar
Virginia’s Pine Grove School named one of ‘America’s Most Endangered Historic Places’
SELC statement on bill to ban offshore drilling in the Atlantic
WASHINGTON — New Jersey Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-06) today announced his intention to file a bill to permanently protect the Atlantic Ocean from offshore drilling. In response, the Southern Environme...
Federal Regulators Delay Decision and Request More Information on Utilities’ Proposal for New Energy Market
WASHINGTON — Today the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission requested more information before ruling on a proposal by Southeastern utilities to alter the existing wholesale energy market, citing quest...
New Season of Broken Ground Podcast Focuses on Women in the South Fighting for Environmental Justice
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — In celebration of Earth Day, the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) launched its latest season of Broken Ground, talking with women in the South who are on the frontlines...