Press Releases
Dominion’s License to Pollute Potomac River with Contaminated Coal Ash Wastewater To Be Appealed
Charlottesville, VA—On behalf of Potomac Riverkeeper Network, the Southern Environmental Law Center notified Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) that it will appeal in Virginia circuit court the permit allowing Dominion to legally pollute Quantico...
South Carolina Groundwater Contamination Plummets after Coal Ash Removal
Chapel Hill, N.C.- According to a January 29, 2016 report, groundwater contamination has dramatically declined along the Catawba-Wateree River after coal ash removal by South Carolina utility South Carolina Electric and Gas.
Groups Respond to Legislators – Urging Support for the I-66 Inside the Beltway Package of Solutions
Richmond, VA — Today, several smart growth, transportation reform, and conservation groups reemphasized their support for the McAuliffe administration’s proposal to improve traffic flow along I-66 inside the Beltway, in response to a letter a...
Color, Odor Limits in Rayonier Pollution Discharge Permit Fall Short
Atlanta, GA-Conservation groups are challenging the pollution discharge permit recently granted to Jesup-based pulp mill Rayonier, claiming the permit’s limits on odor, color and turbidity do not go far enough to uphold state water quality...
South Carolina Coal Ash Removal Ahead of Schedule While North Carolina Stalls
Chapel Hill, N.C.-While Duke Energy stalls on moving ash at 7 of 14 unlined, leaking coal ash sites across North Carolina, S.C. utility Santee Cooper reports it has removed one-third of the coal ash from...
Groups Applaud U.S. Forest Service Decision to Reject Atlantic Coast Pipeline Route through National Forests
Charlottesville, VA- The Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance issues the following statement in response to the U.S. Forest Service’s January 19, 2016, letter rejecting the proposed route of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline: The Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance...
CBF, SELC, and Partners Argue Supreme Court Should Let Bay Restoration Rulings Stand
Charlottesville, VA- Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) President William C. Baker and partners issued the following statement regarding their brief calling for the U.S. Supreme Court to let stand the lower courts’ rulings on challenges to...
Court Rules in Favor of Flawed Northern Beltline Project
Birmingham, AL- A district court issued a ruling late yesterday that responsible agencies met threshold legal requirements for a review of environmental impacts and alternative transportation investments for the Northern Beltline...
EPA Urged to Adopt Stronger Incentives for Clean Energy, Energy Efficiency in Clean Power Plan
Charlottesville, VA—As model carbon trading rules are finalized for the Clean Power Plan, clean energy supporters are urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to let energy efficiency and renewable energy compete on a level playing...
New Report Offers Less Costly and Less Destructive Plan for U.S. Route 460
Richmond, VA—Today the Southern Environmental Law Center released a report, prepared by Walter Kulash, a transportation engineer with over 40 years experience, proposing an alternative to upgrade existing Route 460 between Suffolk and Zuni...