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U.S. Supreme Court Finds Fault in EPA’s Approach to Protecting Americans against Toxic Air Pollution
Washington, D.C.- In a narrow 5-4 decision based on technical administrative law grounds, the U.S. Supreme Court today remanded EPA’s Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for Power Plants—a first-ever clean air protection intended to significantly...
Conservation Groups Condemn Killing of Red Wolf Mother
Chapel Hill, N.C.- Conservation groups demand that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ensure the survival of the world’s only wild red wolf population, including an unknown number of puppies mothered by this wolf that...
TVA Falls Short on Commitment to Affordable Clean Energy in its Long-Range Plan
Knoxville, TN – The Tennessee Valley Authority’s Regional Energy Resource Council (RERC) met today to review recommendations on TVA’s updated 2015 Integrated Resource Plan, the long-range plan for meeting regional energy needs over the next...
ADEM Urged to Prioritize State Water Plan over Premature Water Regulations
Birmingham, AL- Conservation groups are asking that the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) finalize a statewide water management plan before implementing two recently introduced water regulations.
GA Supreme Court Defers to EPD, Buffer Protection for Freshwater Wetlands Not Required
Atlanta, GA- The Georgia Supreme Court today ruled in favor of the Environmental Protection Division after the agency appealed a state court of appeals' decision that a 25-foot water quality buffer provision applies to all...
New Settlement Agreement for Bonner Bridge and N.C. 12
Raleigh, N.C.- Press Release from The N.C. Dept. of Transportation, Defenders of Wildlife and the National Wildlife Refuge Association represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center, and NC Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources...
New Analysis finds Burning Wood Pellets
Chapel Hill, N.C.- A new analysis by experts in carbon lifecycle modeling, Spatial Informatics Group LLC, reveals that using wood pellets will produce 2 1/2 times more carbon pollution than to burn coal.
EPA Releases Final Clean Water Rule
Washington, D.C.-Today the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) released its final Clean Water Rule, helping to provide clarity on protections for the drinking water sources for more than 117...
Settlement Agreement Announced between SCE&G, Conservation Groups on Solar Incentive Programs
Charleston, S.C.-Conservation groups reached a settlement agreement today between SCE&G, solar business interests, and other stakeholders on proposed solar programs that will significantly boost solar capacity in SCE&G’s South Carolina service area.
Court Temporarily Enjoins NC Mining and Energy Commission from Accepting Fracking Permits
Chapel Hill, N.C.- Wake County Superior Court stayed a constitutional challenge to the state's Mining and Energy Commission by a local conservation group and landowner pending a decision in the appeal of McCrory v. Berger.