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Fourth Circuit Court denies Stay for Southeast Supply Enhancement Project
RICHMOND, Va. – The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals denied a motion to stay the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Clean Water Act Section 404 permit for Transcontinental’s Southeast Supply Enhancement Project (SSEP) in Virginia and North Carolina pending further review. The permit would allow the pipeline to trench through more than 150 streams...
Powhatan’s birthplace is one of Virginia’s most endangered places
RICHMOND, Va. — Today Preservation Virginia named the site of WaHōnSeNaKah (Powhatan)’s birthplace one of Virginia’s most endangered places of 2026. Located on the north bank of the James River immediately downstream from present Richmond, Powhatan’s...
House Committee missing opportunity to fund cleaner, more affordable transportation
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has released text for its upcoming surface transportation reauthorization, the “BUILD America 250 Act.” Congress faces a September 30th deadline to act on federal transportation programs, and this bill proposes a 5-year funding and policy framework for highways and bridges, public transit systems, passenger...
EPA proposes to gut limits on toxic PFAS in drinking water, abandoning communities across the country
WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency’s proposal to withdraw national drinking water standards for several toxic PFAS chemicals and delay others is a stunning reversal of family health protections, according to the Southern Environmental Law Center.
Mobile Baykeeper wins Plant Barry coal ash lawsuit appeal
MOBILE, Ala. – Today the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals revived a lawsuit filed by the Southern Environmental Law Center on behalf of Mobile Baykeeper against Alabama Power’s plan to permanently leave more than 21...
Environmental groups react to approval of Canadys gas plant
SC Public Service Commission gives green light to Santee Cooper and Dominion CHARLESTON, S.C. — Today, the South Carolina Public Service Commission voted 7-0 to approve Santee Cooper and Dominion Energy South Carolina’s 2,200-megawatt joint...
Georgia Power agrees to modest bill relief, lower profits in fuel and storm costs settlement
ATLANTA —Today the Georgia Public Service Commission staff issued a settlement in Georgia Power’s fuel and storm costs dockets. The settlement, which the Commission will vote on later this month,...
Groups reach settlement with Dominion Energy that lowers rate increase
Agreement includes millions of dollars for shareholder commitments and low-income programs CHARLESTON, S.C. — This week, multiple groups reached comprehensive settlement agreements with Dominion Energy South Carolina regarding its request for a rate increase at...
Council recommends keeping FEMA but shifting more disaster management responsibility to states
WASHINGTON — Today, the FEMA Review Council met and approved its long-awaited final report with recommendations for reforming federal disaster recovery and FEMA – the Federal Emergency Management Agency. President Donald Trump established the Review Council by executive order in 2025. Its final report includes ten overarching recommendations and over 150...
NAACP asks court for emergency action to stop illegal air pollution from xAI’s data center power plant
NAACP asks court for emergency action to stop illegal air pollution from xAI’s data center power plant Instead of addressing its Clean Air Act violations, Elon Musk’s company added even more unpermitted gas turbines to its...