Press Releases
Dominion attempts to undercut savings from VCEA
RICHMOND, VA - Today, the SELC on behalf of Appalachian Voices revealed at the Virginia SCC that Dominion Energy’s plans would undercut savings from the Virginia Clean Economy Act by overcharging customers for inefficient and...
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, Congressman Donald McEachin, and Advocates host Townhall marking 48th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. — To highlight the 48th anniversary of the Clean Water Act becoming law, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, Congressman Donald McEachin (D-VA), state and tribal officials, and other clean water advocates hosted a...
After fuel spill, $1.5 million secured for S.C. watershed
GREENVILLE, S.C. — A fund of $1.5 million has been established to protect and remediate water resources in Anderson County as a result of a Clean Water Act suit brought by the Southern Environmental Law Center on behalf...
Haw River Assembly and City of Burlington Agree to PFAS and 1,4-dioxane Investigation
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—The Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of the Haw River Assembly, finalized a memorandum of agreement with the City of Burlington in which the city agreed to investigate the sources of per-...
SC horseshoe crab harvest challenged
CHARLESTON, S.C. — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is failing to follow the law and its obligation to protect one of South Carolina’s most pristine coastal sanctuaries by allowing commercial harvest of horseshoe crabs...
99% reduction of Chemours’ PFAS pollution agreement approved
A state court today approved an agreement that details the next steps under a consent order negotiated by the SELC on behalf of Cape Fear River Watch with N.C. DEQ and Chemours that requires the...
Seismic blasting efforts halted for Atlantic Ocean
CHARLESTON, S.C. — A status conference on seismic litigation revealed today the industry will not pursue efforts to employ seismic blasting to search the Atlantic Ocean for offshore petroleum deposits this year, and possibly for several...
SELC Statement on U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service’s Announcement to Downlist the Red-Cockaded Woodpecker
ATLANTA – Today, the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) released the following statement in response to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service announcing plans to downlist the red-cockaded woodpecker. “The U.S. Fish &...
Inconsistent drilling statements sow coastal confusion
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA — A dizzying array of offshore drilling statements in the past two days about what sections of the Atlantic Ocean were being exempted from oil exploration and what parts are not has sown unnecessary...
SELC prepares lawsuit against pellet mill
CHARLESTON, SC –Three environmental groups today sent a notice of intent to sue Jasper Pellets for significant, repeated, and ongoing Clean Air Act violations at its Ridgeland, S.C. wood pellet manufacturing plant. The notice sent today accuses...