Press Releases
Abandoned Mine Site Continues to Pollute Locust Fork of Black Warrior River
Birmingham, AL— Conservation groups filed a notice of intent to sue today against Drummond Company for violations at its Maxine Mine site, an abandoned underground coal mine located on the banks of the Locust Fork...
Federal Coal Ash Trial Concludes
Richmond, VA–The first federal trial focusing on a utility’s toxic coal ash leaks as a violation of the Clean Water Act ended Friday after four days of testimony.
Southeast Opposition Mounts as Senate Considers Proposal Tying Western Wildfire Funding to Logging
Washington, D.C.— Today the U.S. Senate’s Energy and Natural Resources committee held a hearing on long-needed Congressional efforts to stabilize funding for wildfire suppression in the Western United States.
Court Asked to Stop U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service from Capturing and Killing Wild Red Wolves
Chapel Hill, N.C. – Conservation groups late yesterday asked the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina to stop the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from capturing and killing the dwindling population...
Groups Urge Southern Utilities to Bring Solar Power Benefits to Struggling Customers and Communities
Charlottesville, VA – Southern utilities have done little to bring the proven economic advantages of solar power to lower income families and communities that could most use the benefits of this cost-saving energy. A report...
Citizen Groups Take Duke Energy to Federal Court for Coal Ash Pollution at its Mayo Site
Chapel Hill, N.C.--The Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of the Roanoke River Basin Association, today brought a Clean Water Act enforcement action in federal court against Duke Energy for its coal ash pollution at...
SELC Statement on Georgia Power’s Announcement to Cease Operating All Coal Ash Ponds in Three Years
Atlanta, GA- Today, Georgia Power Company announced it will cease all operations of all coal ash ponds within three years.
TVA Doubles Down on Coal Ash Cover Up Plan, Despite Growing Public Concern, Model of Other Utilities
Nashville, TN—As other utilities in the region commit to clean up toxic coal ash sites in response to growing public health concerns, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has finalized a plan to simply leave millions...
Arsenic Pollution Plummets at Grainger Site as Coal Ash is Removed in South Carolina
Chapel Hill, N.C.- According to the latest report on coal ash removal in South Carolina under a settlement, arsenic pollution at Santee Cooper’s Grainger plant in Conway, SC, has dropped significantly as coal ash has...
State Transportation Infrastructure Bank Board Makes the Right Call on Mark Clark Extension
Columbia, S.C. – Today the State Transportation Infrastructure Bank, or “SIB,” voted against giving the County a year-long extension to explore funding the project with a toll. With no other funding source identified for the...