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North Carolina DEQ Seeks to Permit Duke Energy’s Leaks of Coal Ash Polluted Wastewater
Chapel Hill, N.C.—Three new permits proposed by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality to allow Duke Energy once more to pollute the Roanoke River Basin with polluted wastewater —the same river basin where Duke...
Southern Environmental Law Center Announces Senior Attorney Gil Rogers as Director of Georgia
Atlanta, GA-The Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) is pleased to announce that Senior Attorney Gil Rogers will lead SELC’s future efforts as the new director of its Georgia and Alabama offices.
Virginia County Votes to use Land Authority to Restrict Oil and Gas Development
King George County, VA – The county Board of Supervisors tonight voted to protect its residents and its landscape by restricting where in the county oil and gas exploration, including hydraulic fracturing or “fracking,” could occur. Using...
Local Groups File Challenge to Protect Sunset Beach and Bird Island
Chapel Hill, N.C.- Groups file a challenge in the state Office of Administrative Hearings to NC permit for a private developer to bulldoze 15 acres along the Sunset Beach oceanfront to allow for building 21...
Solar Win for Tennessee Homeowners as Kingsport Power Drops Proposed Demand Charge
Nashville, TN—Today the Tennessee Regulatory Authority approved a settlement in which Kingsport Power dropped its proposal to enact a burdensome demand charge for solar customers.
TVA Plans to Pollute Water Supplies Indefinitely with Leaking, Unlined Coal Ash Pits
Nashville, TN—Even while arsenic pollution in South Carolina rivers is dropping as coal ash is removed by utilities, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) announced its plan to simply leave millions of tons of its coal...
Georgia Builds on Clean Energy Momentum with Commission’s Vote
Atlanta, GA- The Public Service Commission today maintained Georgia’s momentum toward a clean energy future in its final decision approving Georgia Power Company’s long term energy plan.
SCE&G Removes over 1 Million Tons of Coal Ash from Wateree Site
Chapel Hill, N.C.—According to its semi-annual report under a settlement agreement negotiated by the Southern Environmental Law Center on behalf of the Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation, South Carolina Electric and Gas now has removed over 1...
SCE&G Removes over 1 Million Tons of Coal Ash from Wateree Site
Nashville, TN—According to its semi-annual report under a settlement agreement negotiated by the Southern Environmental Law Center on behalf of the Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation, South Carolina Electric and Gas now has removed over 1 million...
SELC Calls for Submissions for Phil Reed Environmental Writing Awards
Charlottesville, VA—The Southern Environmental Law Center is now accepting submissions for the 2017 Phillip D. Reed Environmental Writing Awards.