Press Releases
CBF and Partners Go To Federal Court To Defend Bay Restoration
A coalition of environmental groups announced today that they have filed a motion in federal court to oppose the efforts of major national agricultural organizations to force an end to federal and state programs to...
N.C. Beach Season Opens——to Oil?
After hundreds of visitors enjoy the Memorial Day weekend on North Carolina’s beaches, the N.C. House will vote to request that the federal government open its coast to the risk of oil spills from offshore...
Court Allows Environmental Challenges to Post-Oil Spill Leases to Proceed
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama ruled that Defenders and SELC may pursue their claims that the government violated the National Environmental Policy Act and Endangered Species Act in approving at...
Virginia, North Carolina Senators Vote on Oil Bills in U.S. Senate
Senators from Virginia and North Carolina voted today on a bill (S. 953) that would expose the coasts, fishing, and tourism of both states to the risk of an oil spill from drilling under the...
Black Warrior River among America’s Most Endangered Rivers
Pollution caused by coal mining near the Black Warrior River has landed the river on the annual list of America’s Most Endangered Rivers TM- a report issued by the conservation group American Rivers. The Black...
Roanoke River Among America’s Most Endangered Rivers
Lifting a state-wide ban on uranium mining would threaten the Roanoke River and other rivers as well as drinking water supplies in the region with radioactive pollution and toxic chemicals, American Rivers said today. The...
House Oil Bills Reset Stage for another Oil Spill
Ignoring lessons learned from the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster, the U.S. House of Representatives today passed the last of three oil company bills that continues a lax approach to risky oil company activities, according to...
Statement on US House Vote to Open Virginia to Offshore Drilling (HR1230)
The House of Representatives voted today to pass HR1230 which would, among other things, compel the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Regulation and Enforcement to offer leases for drilling offshore of Virginia within a year...
Local Groups Seek Voice in Proposed Coal Ash Waste Landfill Case
Local groups today filed a motion to intervene in the court case over Colleton County’s denial of a special exception for South Carolina Electric & Gas Co. to dump large quantities of coal ash waste...
Voters Say Clean Environment Key to Jobs in North Carolina
A strong majority of North Carolina voters says deep cuts in environmental protections proposed in a legislative budget would handicap the economy and harm the state's quality of life, according to a new poll from...