Press Releases
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.
Groups Challenge Flawed Coal Mine Permitting along Black Warrior River
The continued use of a controversial permit in the Black Warrior River watershed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers fails to comply with federal requirements for surface mining, according to a lawsuit filed today...
Statement from SELC and SACE on Georgia Power’s Withdrawal of Solar Tax
The Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) and Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) applaud Georgia Power’s decision to withdraw its proposed solar tariff as part of a settlement agreement filed Monday with the Georgia Public...
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.
Santee Cooper Agrees to Remove Coal Ash from the Waccamaw River and Conway
In a groundbreaking settlement with conservation groups, Santee Cooper has agreed to remove 1.3 million tons of coal ash from the banks of the Waccamaw River in Conway, 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 Duke Energy for coal ash...
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 the Sutton Plant near...
Tennessee Valley Authority to Retire Units at Three of its Coal Plants
Today at a board meeting in Oxford, Mississippi the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Board of Directors voted to retire units at three of its coal plants, totaling over 3,000 MW of generating capacity.
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 Environmental Law Center filed an administrative...
Groups Warn Sewer Utility to Stop Polluting Lower Saluda River
On behalf of Congaree Riverkeeper, the Southern Environmental Law Center has given notice to Carolina Water Service, Inc. that it intends to file a lawsuit for violations of the federal Clean Water Act at Carolina...