Press Releases
Local Groups File Challenge to Protect Sunset Beach and Bird Island
Chapel Hill, N.C.- Groups file a challenge in the state Office of Administrative Hearings to NC permit for a private developer to bulldoze 15 acres along the Sunset Beach oceanfront to allow for building 21...
Solar Win for Tennessee Homeowners as Kingsport Power Drops Proposed Demand Charge
Nashville, TN—Today the Tennessee Regulatory Authority approved a settlement in which Kingsport Power dropped its proposal to enact a burdensome demand charge for solar customers.
TVA Plans to Pollute Water Supplies Indefinitely with Leaking, Unlined Coal Ash Pits
Nashville, TN—Even while arsenic pollution in South Carolina rivers is dropping as coal ash is removed by utilities, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) announced its plan to simply leave millions of tons of its coal...
Georgia Builds on Clean Energy Momentum with Commission’s Vote
Atlanta, GA- The Public Service Commission today maintained Georgia’s momentum toward a clean energy future in its final decision approving Georgia Power Company’s long term energy plan.
SCE&G Removes over 1 Million Tons of Coal Ash from Wateree Site
Chapel Hill, N.C.—According to its semi-annual report under a settlement agreement negotiated by the Southern Environmental Law Center on behalf of the Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation, South Carolina Electric and Gas now has removed over 1...
SCE&G Removes over 1 Million Tons of Coal Ash from Wateree Site
Nashville, TN—According to its semi-annual report under a settlement agreement negotiated by the Southern Environmental Law Center on behalf of the Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation, South Carolina Electric and Gas now has removed over 1 million...
SELC Calls for Submissions for Phil Reed Environmental Writing Awards
Charlottesville, VA—The Southern Environmental Law Center is now accepting submissions for the 2017 Phillip D. Reed Environmental Writing Awards.
Groups Oppose TVA’s Coal Ash Cover Up Plan as Public Comment Period Ends
Nashville, TN—Several groups issued a final appeal to TVA to reverse course on a controversial plan to permanently cover up millions of tons of coal ash in leaking, unlined pits in or adjacent to rivers...
Drinking Water Supplies for Over 2 Million People in Tennessee at Risk under TVA’s Coal Ash Plan
Nashville, TN— Drinking water supplies for 2.3 million people in Tennessee are downstream from leaking, unlined coal ash sites located on or in rivers that TVA proposes to cover up and let pollute rivers and...
SELC Statement on NC House Passage of Coal Ash Legislation
Chapel Hill, N.C.–The following is a statement concerning the passage of legislation by the N.C. House that repeals portions of the North Carolina Coal Ash Management Act.