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EPA Abandons Wetlands and Fisheries to Destruction in 2nd Largest U.S. Estuary
The Environmental Protection Agency last night backed away from its earlier finding that an 11,000 acre mine expansion by PCS Phosphate posed “unacceptable harm” to critical wetlands and fisheries in the nation’s second largest estuary,...
SELC lauds steps by Dominion, Governor to increase energy efficiency in Virginia
Dominion Virginia Power today announced a pilot program to install some 46,500 "smart meters" in homes and businesses in Charlottesville and Albemarle County, taking an important step toward tapping energy efficiency as a viable source...
Groups Agree: Strong Energy Efficiency Program Ready to Go
Environmental organizations today reached an agreement with Duke Energy Carolinas and North Carolina Utilities Commission Public Staff under which the company agrees to meet an aggressive energy savings target and cap earnings from energy efficiency...
Groups Urge EPA: Veto Mining Wetlands and Nurseries
Environmental groups today urged the Environmental Protection Agency to veto the mining of almost 1200 acres of critical wetlands and nurseries while still allowing continued PCS Phosphate mining of 11,000 acres in the Albemarle-Pamlico estuary...
EPA Must Protect North Carolina’s Fisheries after Army Corps of Engineers Fails to Address Grave Concerns about PCS’ Mine Expansion
Protection of North Carolina’s economic diversity, natural wealth and people hinges on the Environmental Protection Agency.
Survey of Watauga Co. voters reveals strong support for conservation land-use planning
The results of an opinion survey of Watauga County voters released today shows strong support across the board for adopting local development policies to conserve natural areas and minimize landslide hazards.
Groups Intervene to Ensure Piping Plover Survival
The Southern Environmental Law Center, Defenders of Wildlife, and the National Audubon Society today stepped in to defend the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service’s decision to designate portions of Cape Hatteras National Seashore and Pea...
Interior Secretary Salazar seeks to vacate rule that allowed coal industry to ruin Appalachian streams
A key claim in SELC's lawsuit was that the Bush administration failed to consult with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for impacts to at-risk species before issuing the rule, as required by the Endangered...
EPA’s finding that global warming pollution endangers public health has major implications for the South
Today the Environmental Protection Agency issued a preliminary determination that carbon dioxide and other pollutants that contribute to climate change jeopardize human health and the environment, marking a historic step toward establishing comprehensive, nationwide restrictions...
New Report: Across America, Waters in Crisis
For decades, the Clean Water Act has broadly protected America’s lakes, rivers, streams, and drinking water sources from unregulated pollution and destruction, rescuing them from the dire straits they were in during the late 1960s...