Press Releases
Federal Court Follows Science in Striking Down EPA’s Biomass Emissions Loophole
A key federal court ruling today confirmed that Clean Air Act limits on carbon dioxide pollution apply to industrial facilities that burn biomass, including tree-burning power plants.
Conservation Groups Seek to Stop Thomasville’s Sewage Pollution
Press Release from the Southern Environmental Law Center For Immediate Release: July 12, 2013 Contacts: SELC, Kathleen Sullivan, (919) 945-7106 or [email protected] Representing: Yadkin Riverkeeper©, Dean Naujoks, (336) 722-4949 or [email protected]...
Conservation Groups Seek to Stop Thomasville’s Sewage Pollution
On behalf of the Yadkin Riverkeeper, the Southern Environmental Law Center today gave notice to the City of Thomasville for violations of the federal Clean Water Act for repeatedly discharging untreated sewage from its wastewater...
Transportation Reform Takes a Step Forward in North Carolina
Today’s passage of the Strategic Mobility Formula marks the first step towards comprehensive transportation overhaul in North Carolina.
Conservation Groups Seek to Stop Progress Energy’s Illegal Coal Ash Pollution of Sutton Lake
The Southern Environmental Law Center today sent a notice to Duke Energy Progress, Inc., that it will bring suit under the Clean Water Act to stop Progress’s coal ash pollution of Sutton Lake, a state-managed...
Bill Passed by Senate Committee Undermines Successful Balance at Cape Hatteras
Conservation groups today said that bill S.B. 486, sponsored by Senators Hagan and Burr and approved today by the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, is unnecessary and undermines successful National Park Service...
Statement from the Southern Environmental Law Center Regarding SC Supreme Court Ruling on Charleston
The South Carolina Supreme Court has issued an order allowing a case involving Carnival Cruise Lines’ operations in historic Charleston to proceed forward for further briefing.
Efforts to Stop Duke Energy’s Coal Ash Pollution of Mountain Island Lake Move to Federal Court
The Southern Environmental Law Center has filed suit in Federal Court against Duke Energy for its pollution of Mountain Island Lake, the source of drinking water for over 750,000 people in the greater Charlotte area.
Southern Environmental Law Center Notifies DENR of Unpermitted Coal Ash Contamination at Lee Steam Station Near Goldsboro
The Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of a coalition of local and regional conservation groups, today filed comments informing state environmental regulators that a draft discharge permit for the former Progress Energy’s H.F. Lee...
Conservation Groups Challenge Approval of Misleading Wetlands “Mitigation” Proposal
Conservation groups have gone to federal court to challenge the approval of a mitigation bank on 700 acres in the Lower Savannah River watershed.