Press Releases
Lawsuit Says Smithfield Biogas Project Must Fix Water Pollution and Environmental Injustices
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — On behalf of the Environmental Justice Community Action Network and Cape Fear River Watch, the Southern Environmental Law Center today challenged in the N.C. Office of Administrative Hearings four state permits...
Groups demand state agency revoke permit for controversial Byhalia Pipeline
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of Memphis Community Against Pollution (MCAP), Protect Our Aquifer, and the Tennessee Chapter of the Sierra Club, sent a letter to the Tennessee Department of...
North Carolina Reissues Denial of Water Permit for Mountain Valley Pipeline
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Today the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality reaffirmed its denial of water quality certification to Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC for construction of its Southgate Project gas pipeline.
SC regulatory board rules in favor of utility customers
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Electric utility customers will continue to have choices for investing in solar to achieve energy freedom after a pair of rulings today from the state’s Public Service Commission.
New Season of Broken Ground Podcast Focuses on Women in the South Fighting for Environmental Justice
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — In celebration of Earth Day, the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) launched its latest season of Broken Ground, talking with women in the South who are on the frontlines of the fight...
SELC Applauds Brenda Mallory’s Confirmation as Chair of White House Council on Environmental Quality
WASHINGTON — Brenda Mallory, Director of Regulatory Policy for the Southern Environmental Law Center, has been confirmed by the United States Senate to lead the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ). As Chair of...
Agreement Allowing Toxic 1,4 Dioxane Pollution in Drinking Water Source Challenged in Court
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — An agreement by state regulators with the City of Greensboro allows increased discharges of cancer causing 1,4-dioxane into the drinking water source for nearly one million people in violation of the...
Concerned Citizens Challenge the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Fast-Track Water Permit for Byhalia Pipeline
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC), filed suit late yesterday on behalf of Memphis Community Against Pollution (MCAP)*, Protect Our Aquifer, and the Sierra Club, against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’...
Energy Bill Help and Access to Clean Energy
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — An order by the N.C. Utilities Commission in Duke Energy Carolinas’ most recent rate case included approval of a settlement agreement that the North Carolina Justice Center, North Carolina Housing Coalition,...
Customers, Conservation Groups File Federal Challenge against Alabama Power’s Discriminatory Solar Charges
WASHINGTON — A petition filed today with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) asserts that the Alabama Public Service Commission (PSC) violated federal law when it allowed Alabama Power to impose punitive charges against customers with...