Press Releases
TVA ignores calls for cheaper and cleaner power by proposing another Memphis gas plant
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Today, the Tennessee Valley Authority announced a proposal to build another 200 MW of dirty gas at the site of the retired Allen coal plant in Memphis. This is the federal...
EPA asked to intervene in Prichard Ala. water crisis
PRICHARD, Ala. — Today the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC), on behalf of We Matter Eight Mile Community Association and more than 20 environmental justice and faith-based groups, drafted and submitted a petition asking the...
NC Utilities Commission Approves New Innovative, Inclusive Statewide Energy Efficiency Program
The new program will help households, including low-to-moderate income residents, access much-needed energy efficiency upgrades to see overall utility savings RALEIGH, N.C., September 28, 2023 — Recently, the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) issued...
Conservation groups seek to protect Georgians’ right to fish
ATLANTA— Georgia Wildlife Federation and Flint Riverkeeper, represented by Southern Environmental Law Center, have asked to join a lawsuit in Talbot County Superior Court in support of the state of Georgia’s defense of the public’s...
Tuscaloosa ignores chronic sewage spills, groups join state lawsuit
TUSCALOOSA, Ala.— Black Warrior Riverkeeper and Friends of Hurricane Creek, represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC), petitioned the Court to join a lawsuit against the city of Tuscaloosa for chronic sewage spills, which...
Short-term progress, long-term problem: EPA leaves hundreds of PFAS out of toxics law
EPA ignores science and hundreds of toxic forever chemicals in use by industry keeping people at risk WASHINGTON —The Environmental Protection Agency today missed an opportunity to deliver on its promises to hold polluters accountable...
Environmental groups urge approval of new NEPA rule
Letter voices support for changes that require climate and justice considerations WASHINGTON — Today on behalf of 85 environmental groups, the Southern Environmental Law Center sent a letter urging the White House Council on...
SELC statement on Presidential veto of resolutions stripping ESA protections for northern long-eared bat, lesser prairie chicken
WASHINGTON— Today, President Joe Biden vetoed a set of resolutions meant to undo federal protections for two endangered species.
Dominion Energy’s lack of long-term planning remains clear as SCC proceedings conclude
RICHMOND, VA. – After three days of testimony, proceedings at the State Corporation Commission to consider Dominion Energy’s “Integrated Resource Plan” have concluded.
EPA rule restores ability of states, tribes, and local communities to protect clean water, SELC says
WASHINGTON–The Southern Environmental Law Center today welcomed a final rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency under section 401 of the Clean Water Act that returns to states, tribes, and local communities their authority to...