Press Releases
Camden County Sued for Hiding Critical Spaceport Information from the Public
WOODBINE, GA – Environmental organizations filed new claims today against Spaceport Camden proponents for unlawfully withholding important public documents about the flawed project.
NC NAACP Taking Constitutional Amendments Case to NC Supreme Court
RALEIGH, N.C. – The North Carolina NAACP today announced it will take its case to invalidate two Constitutional amendments to the North Carolina Supreme Court...
Seismic company drops out of oil-search process
CHARLESTON, SC — A seismic-blasting company that appealed to the federal government to override objections from the Carolinas has withdrawn its request for permits. In a two-paragraph letter addressed to the Bureau of Ocean Energy...
SELC statement: Trump administration drilling exemptions leave many states at risk
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – The Southern Environmental Law Center joined dozens of conservation organizations and thousands of coastal communities, businesses and elected representatives in condemning the Trump administration’s announcement leaving much of the coast vulnerable to the dangers...
Public Service Commission Dismisses Challenge Against Alabama Power’s Discriminatory Solar Charge, Approves Increase
MONTGOMERY, AL –Today the Alabama Public Service Commission dismissed a challenge against Alabama Power’s discriminatory solar charge...
Administration Weakens Rule that Limits Toxic Wastewater from Coal Plants
WASHINGTON - In response to the Trump administration’s rollback of a crucial rule--known as Effluent Limitation Guidelines or ELG for power plants...
Conservation Groups Challenge Trump Administration’s Attack on the Power of States and Local Residents to Protect Clean Water
CHARLESTON, S.C.—Conservation groups today challenged in federal court a Trump administration rollback of clean water protections...
SELC Statement on EPA’s Feckless PFAS Action Plan
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—The Southern Environmental Law Center issued the following statement by Geoff Gisler, a senior attorney at the center who has fought for PFAS cleanup in North Carolina, regarding the EPA Administrator’s roundtable today...
SELC Challenges TVA’s Long-term Contract Decision
SELC is challenging in federal court the Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA) monumental decision to implement never-ending contracts designed to keep local power distributors captive customers of the federal utility forever.
Conservation Groups Reach Agreement for 99 Percent Reduction of Chemours’ GenX
On behalf of Cape Fear River Watch, the SELC today reached agreement on the details of next steps under a consent order with the N.C. DEQ and Chemours that requires the company to stop 99...