Press Releases
Local Residents and Property Owners Ask NCDOT to Look at Alternatives to $600M Mid-Currituck Bridge
Chapel Hill, N.C.– Local residents and property owners from the Currituck mainland and the northern Outer Banks sent a letter today to Secretary of Transportation, Jim Trogdon, asking him to look at a more...
Zero Public Support Expressed for Kinder Morgan Cleanup Plan
Belton, S.C. – Not a single public comment gathered in response to Kinder Morgan’s proposed gasoline cleanup plan voiced any support for the company’s long-delayed efforts to restore waterways and wetlands fouled by a 2014...
Statement re Kitty Hawk Offshore Wind Lease Sale
Chapel Hill, N.C. –“Today’s action by the U.S. Department of the Interior accelerates responsible renewable energy development off the coast of North Carolina. ” “If developed responsibly, offshore wind energy promises to generate not only...
Chesapeake Coal Ash Site “Highly Vulnerable” to Coastal Hazards
Chesapeake, VA – More than two million tons of coal ash buried on the banks of the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River is “highly vulnerable” to both Atlantic storms and sea-level rise, according to...
Following Overwhelming Opposition from the Atlantic Coast, Seismic Testing Permits Denied
Washington, D.C. — Following overwhelming opposition to Atlantic drilling from coastal communities, businesses, and the military, and a recent decision to block expansion of drilling by the Obama administration,...
Groups Challenge Proposed Cumberland Island Development
Woodbine, GA- Conservation groups filed an appeal today of the Camden County Planning Commission’s decision to grant a hardship variance for a proposed development on Cumberland Island.
TVA Refuses to Disclose Water Quality Data From Leaking Gallatin Coal Ash Site
Nashville, TN - The Tennessee Valley Authority is refusing to turn over data showing that groundwater wells at the Gallatin Coal Ash plant...
Havelock Bypass Suit Filed
Chapel Hill, N.C.—The Southern Environmental Law Center today filed a federal lawsuit challenging the planned construction of an unneeded, costly highway. The planned Havelock Bypass would cut through rare, century-old longleaf pine stands in eastern...
Conservation Groups Sue Kinder Morgan for Water Pollution from 2014 South Carolina Pipeline Spill
Charleston, S.C.-The Southern Environmental Law Center, representing Upstate Forever and Savannah Riverkeeper, today filed suit against Kinder Morgan for its illegal pollution...
Duke Energy Removes 650,000 Tons of Coal Ash from Banks of Saluda River in South Carolina
Chapel Hill, N.C.-Under a settlement negotiated by the Southern Environmental Law Center, Duke Energy has removed over 650,000 tons of coal ash from unlined...