Press Releases
Regional landfill’s pollution endangers community in Sampson County, N.C. and surrounding environment
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.— On behalf of the Environmental Justice Community Action Network, the Southern Environmental Law Center today sent a notice of intent to sue GFL Environmental and its subsidiaries for violating the law...
Conservation groups threaten lawsuit over rare East Tennessee salamander
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of the Center for Biological Diversity, today notified the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service it intends to sue over the agency’s denial of Endangered...
Governor Cooper’s move to protect and restore wetlands welcomed after legislature’s removal of protections
Legislative removal of wetlands protections increases flood risks, endangers North Carolina communities and fisheries CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—The Southern Environmental Law Center welcomed today’s announcement of targets to protect and restore wetlands by Governor Cooper after...
SELC announces 2024 Reed Environmental Writing Award winners
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.—Today the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) announces the recipients of its 2024 Phillip D. Reed Environmental Writing Award. Through their work, winners Emily Strasser, David Folkenflik, Mario Ariza, and Miranda Green demonstrate...
Georgia regulators issue draft permits for Twin Pines mine
ATLANTA-- Late today, Georgia’s Environmental Protection Division released draft permits for Alabama based Twin Pines Minerals LLC’s strip mine on the doorstep of Georgia’s iconic Okefenokee Swamp, the largest blackwater wetland in North America.
EPA strengthens fine particulate air pollution standard
ATLANTA — Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency significantly strengthened the national standard for fine particulate matter pollution, determining that many more people would have continued to die prematurely under the previous standard. ...
RGGI case proceeds in Floyd County Circuit Court
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Following a hearing today, the Circuit Court of Floyd County decided that the Association of Energy Conservation Professionals does have standing to challenge the state’s decision to leave the Regional Greenhouse Gas...
Transcontinental to expand East Coast gas pipeline
WASHINGTON – The Transcontinental Pipeline Company (Williams) is seeking approval from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to expand the largest pipeline project on the East Coast since the controversial Atlantic Coast and Mountain...
FWS proposes Wildlife Refuge regulation updates to address climate change threats
WASHINGTON— Today the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed new regulations and policy language regarding the National Wildlife Refuge System. FWS said these new proposals will update existing Biological Integrity, Diversity, and Environmental Health (BIDEH)...
Igniting a coal ash revolution: 10 years after Duke Energy’s spill into the Dan River
Largest coal ash cleanup in America followed efforts by community groups CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—Duke Energy’s spill of toxic-laden coal ash into the Dan River in North Carolina ten years ago galvanized a fight already underway...