Press Releases
State Corporation Commission rejects Chickahominy Pipeline’s plan for 83-mile unregulated gas pipeline
RICHMOND, Va. — Today the Virginia State Corporation Commission rejected plans from Chickahominy Pipeline, LLC, to construct an unregulated gas pipeline 83 miles from Louisa County to a proposed gas-fired power plant in Charles City County, instead determining that the company is a public utility subject to Commission regulation. ...
FAA issues decision on Spaceport Camden
ATLANTA, Ga. — In response to the Federal Aviation Administration’s announcement today to issue a record of decision on the license application for Spaceport Camden, the following statement is from Brian Gist, senior attorney for...
Conservation groups intervene in permit case to protect Tennessee’s Duck River from unchecked water withdrawals
MARSHALL COUNTY, Tenn. — Represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center, The Nature Conservancy and Tennessee Wildlife Federation are intervening in a permitting case to support the state’s effort to protect the Duck River from...
Southern Environmental Law Center names Mary Maclean Asbill new director of North Carolina offices
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The Southern Environmental Law Center named longtime senior attorney Mary Maclean Asbill its new North Carolina offices director to lead its legal and policy work throughout the state.
SELC statement on victory for environmental justice in denial of Lambert Compressor Station permit
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Today the Virginia Air Pollution Control Board denied a permit for the Lambert Compressor Station, which would have supported a proposed extension of the Mountain Valley Pipeline called MVP Southgate.
New solar net-metering proposal ensures customer benefits while improving grid
RALEIGH, N.C. – Today, solar business and clean energy advocates, including North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association (NCSEA), the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), Sunrun, and the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) on behalf of Vote Solar and the Southern Alliance for...
EPA proposes reversing harmful Trump rule that stripped protections from many waterways
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—The Southern Environmental Law Center released the following statement regarding EPA’s announcement today of a draft rule to reverse a harmful, destructive rule by the Trump administration that removed federal Clean Water Act...
Conservation groups secure DEQ investigation into toxic 1,4-dioxane pollution in Cape Fear and Haw watersheds in North Carolina
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.— The Southern Environmental Law Center on behalf of the Haw River Assembly, and the City of Fayetteville today reached a settlement with the City of Greensboro and North Carolina regulators that further...
2021 trends making and braking rooftop solar in the South
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Today the Southern Environmental Law Center announced its annual Solar “Makers” and “Brakers” — a list of policies that are significantly impacting rooftop solar growth across the South in 2021.
South DeKalb communities prevail against efforts to silence opposition to solid waste handling facility
STONECREST, Ga.—A DeKalb County Superior Court has ruled in favor of Citizens for a Healthy and Safe Environment (CHASE) by striking Metro Green’s meritless claims against the group, holding that they amount to a Strategic...