Press Releases
Southern Environmental Law Center’s Statement in Response to TVA’s Long-Term Energy Plan
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — In response to the Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA) announcement today that the federal utility’s board approved its integrated resource plan...
Complete 540 Project Moves Forward with Settlement Agreement
The N.C. Department of Transportation and Sound Rivers, Inc., Center for Biological Diversity, and Clean Air Carolina, represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center, have signed a settlement agreement.
EPA Proposes Rule to Limit States’ Ability to Protect People
An administration’s proposal published today in the Federal Register would limit the information states have when making decisions about how to protect people and clean water from pollution.
Northam Administration takes important step to improve DEQ
Today, Secretary of Natural Resources Matthew J. Strickler released to Governor Ralph Northam a report setting forth recommendations to improve the Department of Environmental Quality. ...
Moving North Carolina towards Clean Energy a Necessary Step to Combat Climate Change
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—The Southern Environmental Law Center issued the following statement regarding today’s release of a draft clean energy plan by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality.
Weakening of Endangered Species Act Threatens Wild Heritage
The Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) released the following statement in reaction to the administration’s attempt to dismantle the Endangered Species Act.
New Reports: GA Power Coal Ash Submerged in Groundwater
ATLANTA, GA—New evidence confirms that Georgia Power’s unlined coal ash pits proposed to be capped in place are submerged in groundwater, and that the utility seeks to use Georgia’s groundwater as a permanent waste dumping...
SELC Calls for Submissions for 2020 Phil Reed Environmental Writing Awards
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA—The Southern Environmental Law Center is now accepting submissions for the 2020 Phillip D. Reed Environmental Writing Awards.
Court confirms NC authority in coal ash cleanup
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—A North Carolina administrative law judge today confirmed the state of North Carolina’s authority to require cleanup of Duke Energy’s coal ash pollution of groundwater, dismissing part of Duke Energy’s challenge to the...
Federal Court Strikes Down ACP Permit
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals threw out Dominion and Duke Energy’s Fish and Wildlife permit because it failed to protect endangered species in the pipeline’s path.