Press Releases
SELC Calls for Submissions for Phil Reed Environmental Writing Awards
Charlottesville, VA—The Southern Environmental Law Center is now accepting submissions for the 2018 Phillip D. Reed Environmental Writing Awards. Nominations are welcome from anyone, including readers, authors, and publishers.
Victory for Clean Water and Communities in Coal Ash Lawsuit Against TVA
Nashville, TN – Today, a Federal Court in Nashville Tennessee ruled against TVA for coal ash leaks at its Gallatin Fossil Plant and ordered it excavate and move its coal ash from a leaking, unlined...
FERC Should Not Fast Track Pending Pipeline Decisions Under Newly Confirmed Leadership
Charlottesville, VA- Today’s confirmations would restore the agency’s quorum, increasing the likelihood that FERC will move forward with several pipelines currently under consideration.
Court Action Seeks to Get Duke Energy Coal Ash Out of Groundwater and Stop Leaks into Hyco Lake
Chapel Hill, N.C.- The SELC, on behalf of the Roanoke River Basin Assoc, today filed an enforcement action in federal court against Duke Energy for its illegal plans to leave over 19 million tons of...
SELC Statement on Abandonment of VC Summer Reactor Construction
Charleston, S.C.- SCE&G customers face some of the highest utility bills in the nation, mostly to underwrite the financial meltdown of the VC Summer nuclear plant, a joint venture with Santee Cooper.
Trump Administration Launches Bid to Strip Protection from South’s Rivers, Lakes, and Streams
Washington, D.C.- The Southern Environmental Law Center released the following statement ahead of the Trump Administration’s expected move to formally repeal the 2015 Clean Water Rule...
Groups Ask N.C. Utilities Commission to Scrutinize Deals Utilities Made with Themselves
Chapel Hill, N.C.- The SELC, on behalf of the Sierra Club, filed a motion with the North Carolina Utilities Commission urging the Commission to reconsider its approval of contracts.
FERC Shirks its Responsibility to Public Interest
Charlottesville, VA—The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is plowing forward by granting next steps to project developers of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline without considering whether a new natural gas pipeline in our region is necessary.
Governor Cooper Joins More Than 125 Coastal Communities in Opposing Offshore Drilling
Chapel Hill, N.C.- The following is a statement by Sierra Weaver, senior attorney at the Southern Environmental Law Center regarding today’s announcement by North Carolina Governor Cooper that he is joining more than 125...
Leaked Draft of Department of Energy’s Power Report Finds Grid is More Reliable Than Ever, Debunking
Washington, D.C. – The Southern Environmental Law Center released the following statement in response to news of a leaked draft report from the Department of Energy on the reliability of the nation’s electricity grid. The...