Press Releases
U.S. House bill will limit CAFO spending and protect vulnerable communities from harmful water and air pollution
WASHINGTON— The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) Improvement Act introduced today in the U.S. House of Representatives would direct more federal conservation funding to agriculture projects that enhance water and air quality, reduce harmful emissions,...
Commission increases Duke Energy Progress rates and profits, but adopts low-income affordability programs
Partial settlement with consumer and clean energy advocates results in adoption of low-income affordability programs by N.C. Utility Commission CHAPEL HILL, N.C.–A coalition of consumer and clean energy advocates expressed disappointment in the recent...
Environmental groups sue to keep Virginia in regional climate program
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Today on behalf of the Association of Energy Conservation Professionals, Virginia Interfaith Power and Light, Appalachian Voices, and Faith Alliance for Climate Solutions, the Southern Environmental Law Center filed a petition in...
Conservation groups ask federal court of appeals to review key Cumberland Pipeline permit
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Southern Environmental Law Center and Appalachian Mountain Advocates, on behalf of Appalachian Voices and the Sierra Club, are asking a federal court of appeals to review a state-issued permit for the...
New Broken Ground season focuses on environmental storytellers of the South
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Today the Southern Environmental Law Center launched the sixth season of its award-winning and Webby-nominated podcast, Broken Ground. The latest series highlights journalists and creators rethinking ways to share environmental news in...
Clean energy advocates react to Duke Energy’s proposed Carbon Plan
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—Groups involved in the North Carolina Utilities Commission proceeding to develop a new state plan for reducing heat-trapping carbon pollution from electricity generation—known as the Carbon Plan—reacted to a proposed plan by...
South Carolina Aquarium and Southern Environmental Law Center Track High Tides Throughout Charleston
New Partnership Will Bolster Resilience Efforts Statewide CHARLESTON, S.C. — Two weeks ago, the South Carolina Aquarium and the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) kicked off their recently formed partnership and quickly found themselves in...
Historic settlement secures conservation of endangered red wolves in the wild
Court action leads to renewed USFWS releases of rare wolves into world’s only wild population CHAPEL HILL, N.C.— Conservation groups and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced a historic settlement today to recommit...
Horseshoe crab harvest stopped in Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge
Agency cites impact to shorebirds, seabirds, and sea turtles CHARLESTON, S.C. — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today issued its final compatibility determination halting the commercial harvest of horseshoe...
EPA proposes to deny Alabama’s coal ash program
MONTGOMERY, Ala.-- Today, the EPA has denied the Alabama Department of Environmental Management’s application to operate a state program to permit coal ash disposal sites under the federal Coal Combustion Residuals Rule. ...