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SELC Responds to Trump Administration’s Action Gutting Climate Protections
Charlottesville, VA— With a sweeping executive order aimed at dismantling climate protections, the Trump Administration is expected to direct the reversal of the Clean Power Plan and revoke a seven previous actions aimed at combating...
New Report Shines Light On Sustainable Solar Farm Development in the Southeast
Atlanta, GA- A new report highlights how communities across the Southeast are harnessing the many benefits of solar power while ensuring that energy demands are balanced with smart, sustainable development of solar farms.
Governor McAuliffe Fights to Protect Virginia Waters
Charlottesville, VA – Governor Terry McAuliffe’s new proposed amendment for coal ash pit closures is an example of good governance and careful review. The Southern Environmental Law Center and its clients, the Potomac Riverkeeper Network and...
Court Ruling: Dominion’s Coal Ash Illegally Pollutes Elizabeth River
Richmond, VA – A federal judge today ruled that Dominion Virginia Power is violating the Clean Water Act because coal ash is contaminating groundwater flowing from the site of a former coal-burning power plant into...
Conservation Groups Challenge Coal Mine’s Stream Fill Permit on the Locust Fork
Birmingham, AL- Conservation groups are challenging the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ approval of another permit authorizing coal mining material to be dumped into streams that feed into the Locust Fork of the Black Warrior...
White House Cuts to Budget Hurt Economy and Strip Health, Safety Protections for Southeasterners
Washington, D.C. – The Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) released the following statement after the White House released its budget outline calling for deep cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Department of the Interior...
U.S. Supreme Court Brief Filed to Defend Clean Water Rule
Washington, D.C.– On behalf of the Coastal Conservation League and One Hundred Miles, the Southern Environmental Law Center today filed a brief in the U.S. Supreme Court, urging the court to follow through on its...
Industrial Hog Operation Murphy-Brown Refuses to Clean up Its Pollution in 3 Eastern NC River Basins
Chapel Hill, N.C.- Conservation groups today filed a motion in federal court seeking to require an industrial hog operation, Murphy-Brown, to comply with a 2006 agreement to clean up groundwater contamination at several hog facilities...
Duke Energy Coal Ash Pollution of Hyco Lake, Dan and Roanoke Rivers Basins Violates Clean Water Act
Chapel Hill, N.C.- On behalf of the Roanoke River Basin Association, the SELC today notified Duke Energy of its intent to file suit in federal court for illegal pollution of Hyco Lake, the Dan and...
SELC Announces Winners of 2017 Reed Environmental Writing Award
Charlottesville, VA—With this year’s Reed Environmental Writing Awards, the Southern Environmental Law Center salutes three writers who offer bold visions for revitalizing our cities and saving the world’s species, and who reveal the global and...