Press Releases
Dominion Energy has overcharged customers more than a billion dollars
RICHMOND, Va. — Today the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) submitted expert testimony on behalf of Appalachian Voices in the first proceeding that Virginia’s State Corporation Commission (SCC) has held since 2015 to review the...
Federal Regulators Again Delay Decision and Request More Information on Utilities’ Proposal for New Energy Market
WASHINGTON — Today the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission once again requested more information before ruling on a proposal by Southeastern utilities to alter the existing wholesale energy market, citing questions about market power and independent...
Conservation Groups File Lawsuit Challenging Elimination of Critical North Carolina Protections for Sea Turtles and Fish
WILMINGTON, N.C. — Today Cape Fear River Watch, North Carolina Wildlife Federation, and Defenders of Wildlife, represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC), filed a challenge against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ unlawful...
SELC appeals NEPA ruling to preserve citizen access to courts
RICHMOND, Va. — A group of 17 conservation organizations is challenging a federal court decision that would effectively block the rights of citizens to challenge a damaging downgrade of the rules outlining how the National Environmental Policy...
SELC statement on challenge to Virginia’s cap-and-trade program
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Today the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond issued an opinion rejecting to the Virginia Manufacturers Association’s 2020 challenge to Virginia’s cap-and-trade program. In response to the decision, SELC Senior Attorney...
North Carolina to Develop Rule to Limit Carbon Pollution from Power Plants
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.— The groups behind a rulemaking petition to reduce heat-trapping carbon pollution from power plants in North Carolina today welcomed its approval by the N.C. Environmental Management Commission, given the urgency of cutting...
Federal Suit Filed Against Alabama Regulators’ Approval of Discriminatory Solar Charges
Montgomery, Ala. — Citizens and conservation groups have filed suit in federal district court against the Alabama Public Service Commission (PSC) for approving Alabama Power’s punitive and discriminatory charges targeting customers with rooftop or on-site...
SELC, Partner Groups Applaud Max Patch Protections
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — On Thursday, the U.S. Forest Service announced it is closing Max Patch to camping for two years due to chronic overuse and littering problems at the well-known bald. The Southern Environmental Law...
Victory for Southwest Memphis: Developers Announce Cancellation of Byhalia Pipeline
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — In a surprise move, Plains All American Pipeline announced late today that the company was pulling the plug on the controversial Byhalia Pipeline, a proposed 49-mile pipeline that would have gone through...
Farm Act Bill Signed into Law
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The Southern Environmental Law Center issued the following statement after Governor Cooper today signed Senate Bill 605, the Farm Act of 2021, into law. Section 11 of the Farm Act would fast-track...