Press Releases
President Trump’s Executive Order, EPA Cuts Would Threaten Clean Drinking Water
Washington, D.C.- The Southern Environmental Law Center released the following statement ahead of President Donald Trump’s expected executive order attacking the Clean Water Rule.
Virginians Stands Strong to Protect Residents and Environment From Fracking Secrets
Charlottesville, VA – Legislation attempting to exempt hydraulic fracturing “trade secrets” from the Freedom of Information Act of Virginia met bipartisan rejection in Virginia’s General Assembly in large part because of concerns highlighted...
Conservation Groups Join Legal Battle Over Protections for Endangered Wildlife
Mobile, AL- Conservation groups have moved to intervene in a federal challenge filed by 18 states, including South Carolina and Alabama, to undo important protections for endangered species.
SELC Statement on New Findings by UK Institute on Burning Wood Pellets
Charlottesville, VA- An independent analysis published today by the United Kingdom’s Chatham House confirmed that chopping down the Southeast’s forests to burn as wood pellets in UK power plants has increased rather than decreased the...
Proposed Permits Allow Duke Energy to Discharge Pollutants into North Carolina Rivers and Lakes
Chapel Hill, N.C.-On behalf of the Roanoke River Basin Association and Appalachian Voices, SELC submitted comments on permits for leaking, unlined Duke Energy coal ash sites that would allow discharge of dangerous coal ash pollutants...
Experts: Duke Energy Favors Expensive New Plants over Lower Cost Clean Energy
Chapel Hill, N.C.- Adding more energy efficiency, solar and wind power to Duke Energy’s energy mix will lower costs for customers in North Carolina, but the utility is using a flawed analysis to justify building...
Dismantled Stream Protections Threaten Drinking Water for Southeasterners
Washington, D.C. – The Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) released the following statement after President Donald Trump signed into law a repeal of the Stream Protection Rule, dismantling key protections that help keep our drinking...
Charleston Neighbors Fighting For a Voice in Cruise Case
Columbia, S.C. – Attorneys for neighbors living near Charleston’s Union Pier today argued that the citizens have a right to have their concerns heard when it comes to plans for building a new cruise terminal...
Gallatin Coal Ash Trial Concludes
Nashville TN. -- A federal Clean Water Act lawsuit brought by conservation groups against the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) concluded Thursday after four days of testimony.
Congress is Attacking Clean Water Safeguards in Order to Protect the Coal Industry
Washington, D.C.- Today the House of Representatives will use an obscure tool, the Congressional Review Act (CRA), to dismantle the Stream Protection Rule (SPR), which protects clean water for communities living near mining sites...