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Media and Advocacy Coalition Settles Public Records Lawsuit
Chapel Hill, N.C.- A coalition of eight news media companies and advocacy groups who sued former Governor McCrory and several of his cabinet agencies in 2015 for wide-ranging violations of North Carolina’s Public Records Law...
Corps’ Permit For Ocean Isle Beach Terminal Groin Project Challenged for Flawed Analysis
Chapel Hill, N.C.- The Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of Audubon North Carolina, today challenged in federal court the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ approval of a terminal groin for Ocean Isle Beach.
Dominion Puts Profits Ahead of Public Necessity
Charlottesville, VA- Expert analysis filed with the Virginia State Corporation Commission today reveals that Dominion customers will end up paying anywhere between $1.6 to 2.3 billion in unneeded costs if Dominion Energy builds the ACP...
Over 2 Million Tons of Coal Ash Removed from Banks of Wateree River Near Columbia
Chapel Hill, N.C.- Under a settlement agreement with the SELC and the Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation, SCE&G reports that over 2 million tons of coal ash and underlying soil have been removed from its coal ash...
SELC Calls for Submissions for Phil Reed Environmental Writing Awards
Charlottesville, VA—The Southern Environmental Law Center is now accepting submissions for the 2018 Phillip D. Reed Environmental Writing Awards. Nominations are welcome from anyone, including readers, authors, and publishers.
Victory for Clean Water and Communities in Coal Ash Lawsuit Against TVA
Nashville, TN – Today, a Federal Court in Nashville Tennessee ruled against TVA for coal ash leaks at its Gallatin Fossil Plant and ordered it excavate and move its coal ash from a leaking, unlined...
FERC Should Not Fast Track Pending Pipeline Decisions Under Newly Confirmed Leadership
Charlottesville, VA- Today’s confirmations would restore the agency’s quorum, increasing the likelihood that FERC will move forward with several pipelines currently under consideration.
Court Action Seeks to Get Duke Energy Coal Ash Out of Groundwater and Stop Leaks into Hyco Lake
Chapel Hill, N.C.- The SELC, on behalf of the Roanoke River Basin Assoc, today filed an enforcement action in federal court against Duke Energy for its illegal plans to leave over 19 million tons of...
SELC Statement on Abandonment of VC Summer Reactor Construction
Charleston, S.C.- SCE&G customers face some of the highest utility bills in the nation, mostly to underwrite the financial meltdown of the VC Summer nuclear plant, a joint venture with Santee Cooper.
Trump Administration Launches Bid to Strip Protection from South’s Rivers, Lakes, and Streams
Washington, D.C.- The Southern Environmental Law Center released the following statement ahead of the Trump Administration’s expected move to formally repeal the 2015 Clean Water Rule...