Press Releases
Conservation Groups Seek to Stop Progress Energy’s Illegal Coal Ash Pollution of Sutton Lake
The Southern Environmental Law Center today sent a notice to Duke Energy Progress, Inc., that it will bring suit under the Clean Water Act to stop Progress’s coal ash pollution of Sutton Lake, a state-managed...
Bill Passed by Senate Committee Undermines Successful Balance at Cape Hatteras
Conservation groups today said that bill S.B. 486, sponsored by Senators Hagan and Burr and approved today by the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, is unnecessary and undermines successful National Park Service...
Statement from the Southern Environmental Law Center Regarding SC Supreme Court Ruling on Charleston
The South Carolina Supreme Court has issued an order allowing a case involving Carnival Cruise Lines’ operations in historic Charleston to proceed forward for further briefing.
Efforts to Stop Duke Energy’s Coal Ash Pollution of Mountain Island Lake Move to Federal Court
The Southern Environmental Law Center has filed suit in Federal Court against Duke Energy for its pollution of Mountain Island Lake, the source of drinking water for over 750,000 people in the greater Charlotte area.
Southern Environmental Law Center Notifies DENR of Unpermitted Coal Ash Contamination at Lee Steam Station Near Goldsboro
The Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of a coalition of local and regional conservation groups, today filed comments informing state environmental regulators that a draft discharge permit for the former Progress Energy’s H.F. Lee...
Conservation Groups Challenge Approval of Misleading Wetlands “Mitigation” Proposal
Conservation groups have gone to federal court to challenge the approval of a mitigation bank on 700 acres in the Lower Savannah River watershed.
Southern Environmental Law Center Moves to stop Duke Energy’s Coal Ash Pollution of Mountain Island
The Southern Environmental Law Center, representing the Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation, today filed a motion to intervene in the pending Mecklenburg County proceeding to stop Duke Energy’s coal ash pollution of Mountain Island Lake near Charlotte.
DHEC Will Issue New Permit to Replace Long-Expired Permit for Santee Cooper Coal Ash Ponds
Conservation groups represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center have secured DHEC’s binding commitment to issue a new water pollution control permit to replace the old permit that expired almost 7 years ago at Santee...
Groups Reach Settlement on Savannah Harbor Expansion Project
Conservation groups today announced a settlement reached in the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project litigation that establishes significant new conservation efforts to help the Savannah River withstand the harm from further deepening, and requires proof that...
North Carolina Sues Duke Energy in Charlotte for Pollution of Mountain Island Lake
North Carolina has filed a second proceeding against Duke Energy for its pollution of Mountain Island Lake, the source of drinking water for approximately 860,000 people in Charlotte, Gastonia, and Mount Holly, as well as...