Press Releases
Conservationists celebrate landmark offshore wind lease in Virginia, warn that Congress must act fast on tax credits
Conservation groups praised the Obama Administration’s announcement today of a lease sale for the offshore wind energy area 23.5 miles off the coast of Virginia Beach...
18th Annual Nature Writing Contest Now Underway
The Southern Environmental Law Center is now accepting submissions for its annual Reed Environmental Writing Award.
Key Virginia Transportation Law Needs Overhaul
A new report on Virginia’s Public-Private Transportation Act (PPTA), under which billions of taxpayer dollars are being spent and decades of substantial tolls imposed, warns that the Act lacks adequate safeguards to protect the public...
Court Halts N.C. Spotlighting of Coyotes after 4th Endangered Red Wolf Shot
After four endangered wolves were killed, a North Carolina court today granted conservation groups’ request to stop a temporary state rule that allows spotlight hunting of coyotes at night.
S.C. Supreme Court Rules DHEC Overstepped Authority
The S.C. Supreme Court late Friday issued its decision in the Savannah Harbor deepening case. The court agreed with conservation groups that the S.C. Department of Health & Environmental Control Board overstepped its authority when...
Halt of N.C. Spotlighting of Coyotes Sought After Endangered Red Wolf Killed
Concerned groups asked a state court to stop spotlight hunting of coyotes at night in North Carolina—including the area inhabited by the world’s only wild population of about 100 red wolves—after one or more of...
Groups Seek Cleanup of Groundwater Poisoned by Coal Ash Contamination
Conservation groups today asked the N.C. Environmental Management Commission to require Progress Energy Carolinas and Duke Energy Carolinas to clean up groundwater contaminated by old, unlined coal ash lagoons at 14 coal-fired power plants that...
Federal Court Upholds Closure of the Tellico ORV Area to Protect Brook Trout
Rejecting a challenge from ORV enthusiasts, a federal judge today upheld U.S. Forest Service and conservation groups’ efforts to protect the Tellico River watershed in the Nantahala National Forest, including streams critical to native brook...
Virginia’s Obligated $75 Million to Improve Rail Service and Put Virginians Back to Work
After lengthy negotiations, an agreement has been reached that will provide the Commonwealth of Virginia $74.8 million in federal funds it was awarded as part of the intercity and high speed rail program created in...
Conservation Groups Sue to Require DHEC to Issue Santee Cooper Coal Ash Permit
The Southern Environmental Law Center filed suit today against the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control to force it to do its job and issue a new Clean Water Act permit for Santee...