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FERC Shirks its Responsibility to Public Interest
Charlottesville, VA—The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is plowing forward by granting next steps to project developers of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline without considering whether a new natural gas pipeline in our region is necessary.
Governor Cooper Joins More Than 125 Coastal Communities in Opposing Offshore Drilling
Chapel Hill, N.C.- The following is a statement by Sierra Weaver, senior attorney at the Southern Environmental Law Center regarding today’s announcement by North Carolina Governor Cooper that he is joining more than 125...
Leaked Draft of Department of Energy’s Power Report Finds Grid is More Reliable Than Ever, Debunking
Washington, D.C. – The Southern Environmental Law Center released the following statement in response to news of a leaked draft report from the Department of Energy on the reliability of the nation’s electricity grid. The...
Southeast Communities and Governors Should Tell Trump Administration We Don’t Want Offshore Drilling
Washington D.C. – Today, the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) released the following statement after the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)...
Large coalition implores Governor McAuliffe and the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality to protect Virginia waters
Charlottesville, VA— The Southern Environmental Law Center, Shenandoah Valley Network, Virginia Conservation Network and more than 75 other environmental, conservation, and public advocacy groups that represent tens of thousands of Virginians...
Committee’s Vote to Delay Ozone Rules Jeopardizes Health, Stymies Years of Progress
Charlottesville, VA – A Congressional committee voted to delay tougher ozone standards...
Trump Administration’s Proposed Repeal of Clean Water Rule Poses Significant Threat to Water Quality
Washington, D.C. - The Southern Environmental Law Center released the following statement regarding today’s announcement of the Trump administration’s proposal to repeal...
SELC Requests FERC Hearing as Dominion, Duke Energy Look to Build ACP on the Backs of Customers
Charlottesville, VA- SELC is filing a motion asking that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission hold a hearing on the legitimacy of Dominion and Duke Energy’s natural gas demand claims as a basis for building the...
Court Action Seeks to Get Duke Energy Coal Ash Out of Groundwater
Chapel Hill, N.C.- The SELC, on behalf of the Roanoke River Basin Association, today filed an enforcement action in federal court against Duke Energy for its illegal plans to leave over 6 million tons of...
Federal Court Rules Conservation Groups Can Proceed with Oxford Wastewater Violation Claims
Oxford, AL- A federal court has ruled that the Southern Environmental Law Center and Coosa Riverkeeper can proceed with claims against the Oxford Tull C. Allen Wastewater Treatment Plant.