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Northern Beltline Groundbreaking: As Construction Begins, Questions and Doubts Persist
The Southern Environmental Law Center and Black Warrior Riverkeeper released the following statement regarding this morning’s groundbreaking event for construction of the first phase of the Northern Beltline.
Yadkin Riverkeeper and City of Thomasville Announce Settlement in Clean Water Act Citizen Suit
The City of Thomasville and the Yadkin Riverkeeper announced that they reached a settlement resolving the Riverkeeper’s Clean Water Act citizen suit against the city after numerous, sizeable discharges of wastewater.
Press Statement: SELC and ARA Support Governor’s Announcement of Alabama Water Resources Report
The Southern Environmental Law Center and Alabama Rivers Alliance released a statement today in response to Governor Bentley’s announcement of the Alabama Water Resources Management Policy Report.
Groups Seek Prevention of More Burlington Sewage Spills into Haw River
Press Release from the Southern Environmental Law Center For Immediate Release: April 15, 2014 Contact: Kathleen Sullivan, 919-945-7106 or [email protected] Elaine Chiosso, Haw Riverkeeper,...
U.S. Court of Appeals Upholds Protections Against Toxic Air Pollution from Coal-fired Power Plants
In a major victory for people’s health, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit today upheld EPA’s Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for Power Plants – a clean air safeguard that...
Statement on State Ruling in Charleston Cruise Ship Terminal Case
Press statement by senior attorney, Blan Holman, on a state court decision regarding the cruise ship terminal proposed for downtown historic Charleston.
Coastal Groups Urge Corps to Deny Permit for Proposed Development, Cite Impacts to Wetlands
Coastal groups have submitted a comment letter urging the Savannah District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to deny a permit allowing development of over 5,500 acres of land, citing stormwater impacts to freshwater...
Living Shoreline Team Receives Funding to Develop Design Guidelines, Workshops to Preserve Coast
Government agencies, research institutions, and conservation groups are another step closer to creating a streamlined process for Alabama and Mississippi residents and contractors looking to protect against shoreline erosion.
SELC Praises South Carolina Solar Power Bill
The Southern Environmental Law Center welcomed the introduction of compromise solar bill in the South Carolina legislature this week.
US House of Representatives Votes to Virtually Eliminate Protections for Streams from Mining Waste
The Southern Environmental Law Center released the following statement in response to the U.S. House of Representatives voting 229-192 to pass H.R. 2824, which would block an upcoming rule to protect waterways from mountaintop-removal coal...