Press Releases
Appeals court rules federal, state agencies illegally approved controversial NC highway
In a landmark ruling that has national implications, the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals today ruled that the North Carolina Department of Transportation and Federal Highway Administration illegally failed to consider and disclose the...
Environmental groups laud approval of energy efficiency programs, but urge more be done
In a ruling late Monday, the State Corporation Commission approved several energy-efficiency programs proposed by Dominion Virginia Power, the largest electricity utility in the commonwealth, but imposed limits that may limit the number of customers...
Latest ALDOT study of Northern Beltline misses the mark, environmentalists say in court papers
Black Warrior Riverkeeper and the Southern Environmental Law Center today ask the court for permission to amend their year-old lawsuit against the Alabama Department of Transportation and Federal Highway Administration, saying the agencies' recent re-evaluation...
Hagan and Burr run over sea turtles, rare birds, pedestrians, and tourism to unleash off-road vehicles in Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Late yesterday U.S. Senators Hagan (D-NC) and Burr (R-NC) introduced a bill to overturn the National Park Service plan to manage beach driving within Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
N. C. Shirked Responsibility by Permitting Avoidable Pollution from Titan’s Proposed Cement Plant and Resulting Harm to People
The state shirked its legal responsibility to protect people from avoidable harm by not requiring the proposed Titan America cement plant in New Hanover County to reduce its pollution to the maximum extent possible, according...
New poll: Buncombe County voters want protection of air & water and job creation
Local businesses and non-profits today welcomed a recent poll that shows voters in Buncombe County are looking for a pragmatic approach to issues that impact the health and well-being of their families and community, especially...
BLM putting Alabama forest at risk from proposed gas fracking
The Bureau of Land Management is putting thousands of acres of publicly owned national forest land in Alabama at risk by allowing potential oil and gas drilling in the Talladega and Conecuh National Forests, conservation...
N.C. case tests integrity of environmental review for major highway projects
Attorneys for conservation groups in North Carolina took their case against a controversial highway project to the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals today, arguing that the N.C. Department of Transportation blatantly violated one of...
Medical & Health Groups File Suit to Protect Limits on Mercury, Air Toxic Pollution
Today five professional medical societies and public health groups took legal action to support public health safeguards that reduce mercury and toxic air pollution from power plants.
Conservation groups defend Cape Hatteras National Seashore
The U.S. District Court for Washington, D.C. granted conservation groups’ request to help defend a new National Park Service rule against a lawsuit by an ORV enthusiast group.