Press Releases
Budget item would bring Virginia back into RGGI
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Today Virginia’s budget conferees included a provision in their report that would require Virginia to rejoin the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (“RGGI”). Following the announcement, Nate Benforado, Senior Attorney, issued the following...
Groups sue to stop PFAS pollution in northwest Georgia
ROME, Ga. — On behalf of Coosa River Basin Initiative, the Southern Environmental Law Center filed a lawsuit against the city of Calhoun in Federal District Court for violating federal law and allowing harmful...
Columbia carpet facility threatens rivers and drinking water sources
Groups to sue if illegal PFAS pollution not addressed COLUMBIA, S.C. — Today, the Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of Congaree Riverkeeper, warned Shaw Industries that the groups will file a lawsuit if the...
Southern Leaders take action to reduce climate risks and protect vulnerable communities
Today, Alabama, Tennessee, Virginia, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina submitted Priority Climate Action Plans (PCAPs) as the first deliverable under the Environmental Protection Agency's Climate Pollution Reduction grant program.
Charleston Water sewage overflows threaten public health and safety
Charleston Waterkeeper intends to sue if pollution not addressed CHARLESTON, S.C. — Today, the Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of Charleston Waterkeeper, warned Charleston Water System that the groups plan to file a lawsuit...
Draft Air Permit for Hopewell AdvanSix Facility Misses the Mark
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — This week the Southern Environmental Law Center, Hopewell-Colonial Heights NAACP, Sierra Club’s Falls of the James Group, Virginia Interfaith Power & Light, and Chesapeake Bay Foundation submitted comments to the Virginia Department of...
Groundbreaking lawsuit takes aim at U.S. Forest Service’s timber targets
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — A new lawsuit alleges the U.S. Forest Service’s practice of setting ‘timber targets’ puts the climate at risk, undermines the Biden administration’s important climate goals, and violates federal law. The Southern Environmental...
TVA plows ahead with plans for Kingston gas plant, ignores clean energy alternatives
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — On Friday, the Tennessee Valley Authority announced it will move forward with plans to build a new gas plant and pipeline, forcing families in the Tennessee Valley to foot the bill for...
SELC statement on introduction of South Carolina energy bill H. 5118
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Yesterday, South Carolina’s House of Representatives introduced H. 5118. If passed, the bill would rush environmental review processes, authorize Dominion Energy and Santee Cooper to build a massive gas plant on the...
Commission approves Santee Cooper’s long-term plan to build large gas plant with Dominion Energy on the Edisto River
Utilities have not disclosed cost or location of gas pipeline projects needed COLUMBIA, S.C. — Yesterday, the South Carolina Public Service Commission unanimously approved Santee Cooper’s long term power plan (Integrated Resource Plan, or “IRP”),...